Simon’s Birthday!

A Long First Year
Pregnancy is a joyous time for most families.  Excitement builds as the weeks pass until that amazing moment when a bundle of joy takes their first breath and begins learning the world around.  For some parents a premature birth changes excitement to fear, angst and sorrow.  Those parents face many months visiting [...]

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Our Week

Last week, Simon had a bit of a runny nose.  By all other accounts, he was doing relatively well and seemed quite healthy.  Tuesday night, we went to Nana and Papa’s house and after we got home, something just wasn’t right.  Simon’s oxygen requirements went up considerably.  I made the call to the pediatricians office [...]

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“Momma”

With my boys, I always found myself elated when they uttered their first words.  For Simon, this is no different.  The once quiet house is now filled with “Momma” all the time.  No matter what he needs, it’s Momma.

We have other milestones to report, but those will have to wait for [...]

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Up and Down, repeat often

That would be our world. One moment is filled with much gleam and the next brings disappointment. I most recently discussed Simon’s success with spoon feeding. The joys were short-lived.
Simon has had another ear infection. This is his third in six months. One more in the next couple of months [...]

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