The 52 Week Project – A portrait of my son, once a week, for one year. 48/52 — Playing with “Joey the Elf” before breakfast. See that scratch beside his right eye? He fell at his cousin’s birthday party over the weekend and got scratched…
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Happy Thanksgiving
I hope that you and yours have had a beautiful Thanksgiving celebration today. We got a foot of snow overnight and woke to a winter wonderland outside. Since my husband is still unable to leave the house, my mother cooked us a big dinner with…
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Trees in Winter
“I realise there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go.” –Jeffrey McDaniel The trees are bare. The warm autumn blaze has passed. The landscape is cold and barren. Now it is up to us to make it warm…
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Girl or Boy?
Thank you for all of the congratulations, well wishes, & support following my pregnancy announcement. It’s been a rough & wild road getting to this point, but I’m full of hope that the worst is behind me. Now I am focused on the fun things…
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Hyperemesis gravidarum is simply defined as extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that can lead to dehydration. However, any woman who has lived through the nightmare of it, knows that it is so much more than that. Note: This post contains graphic depictions of…
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I’m Pregnant (Round Two!)
Yes, yes, it’s true! Roman is going to be a big brother! If you follow me on Facebook you already know because I just couldn’t wait any longer to share the news. I’m sure that many of you had figured it out a long time…
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everything changes, then changes again
There’s nothing like the change of seasons to remind us of impermanence. Life is in a constant state of change. No matter who we are, no matter what we are going through — there’s one thing about life that ties us all together: it keeps…