โซธ ๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ค โซทโโโโโโโโโโ 18 pounds 13 ounceโ 28.75 inches longโ new words: โGa-Ga!โ & โMaaaa!โโ got 4 new teeth on top all at onceโ โMr. Open-Mouth Slobbery Smoocherโโ smacks lips and signs for โmoreโ foodโ favorite: swinging fast at the parkโ only drinks from special 360-rim sippy cupโ lowered crib since strong boyContinue reading “ARTHUR IS โ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ!”
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Seeing The Unseen
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ดย ๐ง๐ต๐ฒย ๐จ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป Itโs such a blessing and a curse. The hard truth is when I look at a picture of my children, I instantly see the one that is missing. It is my broken heart that sometimes has the 20/20 vision, while my regular eyesight takes a backseat. I see the unseen. I see the empty spaceContinue reading “Seeing The Unseen”
๐ง๐ต๐ฒย ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ย ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ
๐ฐ/๐ต/๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ I saw the flat line. It was a flat line that told me your heart was finally too tired to produce another beat. An illuminated flat line had the ability to call the attention of dozens of people within seconds; my own eyes being the first and the last to acknowledge the magnitude of itsContinue reading “๐ง๐ต๐ฒย ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ย ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ”
โย ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ!
โซธย ๐๐ ๐กย ๐๐๐ย ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐คย โซท โ 17 pounds 5 ounces โ 27.5 inches long โ only sits still for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse โ rather nibble on own feet vs. dinner โ โMr. Crazy Squawky Pantsโ โ hits fists on mouth to make funny sounds โ huge fan of peanut butter โ loves when Mama sings โOpen-Shut Themโ โย highly offended if binky is offeredย ย โย obsessed with banana puffsContinue reading “โย ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ!”
โ223 Reminiscent Daysโ with โmy boy(s)โ…
Today, you outlive your brother. Which means: 223 days of loving you… 223 days of studying your eyes; I fixate on the faint gold ring around your dark pupil and how it dissolves into a large mass of deep crystal blue. 223 days of kissing your head; I lean in with pursed lips, simultaneously inhalingContinue reading “โ223 Reminiscent Daysโ with โmy boy(s)โ…”
ARTHUR IS โ MONTHS!
โซธ ๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ค โซท โ 16 pounds 11 ounces โ 27.5 inches long โ two cute bottom front teeth โ somehow acquired nickname: โMoo Mooโ โ โMr. Loves To Shoutโ-not just for the Bills โ boycotts sleep whenever possible โ not a fan of peas and green beans โ loves music; especially Big SisContinue reading “ARTHUR IS โ MONTHS!”
THEODORE NELSON BRINGS ‘CHD AWARENESS’ TO TELEVISION! ๐บ
Mama certainly prefers being ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ the camera verses in front of it… but Iโd also climb to the top of Mount Everest if it meant sharing your story, Theodore… โCHD Awarenessโ is now something I will be forever passionate about until the day I die, when I can hold my courageous heart warrior in myContinue reading “THEODORE NELSON BRINGS ‘CHD AWARENESS’ TO TELEVISION! ๐บ”
๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ โ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ!
โซธ ๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ค โซทโโโโโโโโโโ 16 pounds 1 ounceโ 26.25 inches longโ rosey cheeks; poor teething babeโ sits-up unassisted for a few minutesโ โMr. Handsome Hot Temperโโ wakes up 1-2 times a night for a snackย โ devours all of Mamaโs homemade purรฉesโ favs: snowy walks & blowing raspberriesย ย โ refuses the bottle and demands MamaโContinue reading “๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ โ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ!”
๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ โ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ!
โซธ ๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ค โซทโโโโโโโโโโ 15 pounds 1 ounceโ 25.5 inches longโ reaches for anything in sight, our faces includedโ met Santa, but infatuated with Mrs. Clausโ โMr. Iโll Bite Your Knucklesโ (if you let me)โ enjoyed 1st Thanksgiving at the tableโ sleeps through the night… when Dad is homeโ favorite: staring at all theContinue reading “๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ โ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ!”
Merry Christmas- 2021
Tears are allowed to exist amongst happiness; when they appear, theyโre just deemed โhappy tearsโ.ย So surely smiles are allowed to exist amongst grief; I say we just deem them โgrieving smilesโ… These grieving smiles are certainly forced at times; yet they also originate from new perspective, and carry immense gratitude for the present day.Continue reading “Merry Christmas- 2021”