i found her like this in the middle of the day awhile back. i’d forgotten i’d even taken these, i’m so glad i did. it was like a quick glimpse into my heart of the baby and toddler she once was, instead of the tall, funny, sassy little girl I now see with my eyes. my girl loves some crazy sleep. gosh i love that about her.
I’ve stared at the little blinking cursor for a couple of days and I’m not sure what to say. So I guess I’ll just type for a bit and see what comes out. Maybe I’ll leave it up for a few days and see if it feels right before hitting publish. I’m sure it will ramble….
I know I’m long overdue for an update. Teagan has been very sick, he’s been through what feels like a living hell the last few months. I cannot imagine anything worse than watching our child suffer. While I’m not ready to go into specifics or exactly what Teagan is dealing with, it has been a long road filled with […]
TEAGAN UPDATE: As of this morning, he is 100% better. No signs of the tic and he’s back to his normal self. I’m still in shock and feeling so thankful it was something so easy….because my heart aches knowing how bad it could have been. Sometimes it is after the fact that it sinks in and your heart hurts, which is crazy, because we are thankful, but the fear of what could have been sinks in after the adrenaline is gone and that is where we are now. Shocked, grateful for his angel Kelly who lives thousands of miles away, and just amazed at the fast turnaround with the right diet placed before him. I will come back this week […]
When asked what he wanted to do today to honor him on Father’s Day, he answered that he wanted to see the kids smile. Not that he wanted a day to himself, or for me to take the kids off for the day, or to go do something specifically for him. He knew the new carousel at the mall would do the trick to get the kids smiling, so off we went, knowing full well the mall is not his favorite place. And smile they did, Taryn from ear to ear and we all got a good laugh at Teagan yelling “giddy up ELVIS”, the name of his horse. He smiled right along with him and I loved every moment […]
Alternate title: Holy moly did that go by fast!
One. I can’t believe it has been almost a year. I think I’m in denial *almost* as much as his momma. He’s had an awesome first year and it has been a joy to watch and capture as Lily became a great big sister and two of our dearest friends embraced parenting one of the sweetest little boys ever. He’s going to be off and running and keeping up with the big kids any day now. So hard to believe since it feels like this was just the other day. Alli and I snuck out of the house bright and early this morning (much to both Taryn & Lily’s dismay – […]
Officially a teenager, a little scary for us, exciting for him. He has an air of confidence around him that shines through the awkward stage he’ll soon leave behind right along with being a little boy. He’s not little, he’s as tall as I am and will pass me up any day. I see him figuring out the world, embracing it, getting angry at it and all of it’s injustices and ultimately finding patience for it all because just when he it figures something out, it changes. His opinions about the world around us and the people in it, they are forming right before us and it’s a joy, and a […]