I have written this post in my head a thousand times. It brings up so much anger and self loathing that I finally wanted to get it on paper (digitally of course) so it can get out of my head. In 2019 I was in the best shape of my life. At 26 I wasContinue reading “When Are You Due?”
Tag Archives: toddlers
Hey Mama, I See You.
Hey mama, I see you. I see you doing your very best for your child. I see you trying to get through a shopping trip to get the things you need. I see you and your family member trying to diffuse the situation. I see you walking out of the store carrying your shoeless child.Continue reading “Hey Mama, I See You.”
“I love you”
It’s no secret that Jackson communicates differently than most. There are times when J and I will look at each other in pure defeat as Jackson repeats his words over and over. If we cannot figure out the word then we ask Jackson to “show me” and sometimes he is able to take us toContinue reading ““I love you””
Our Ever Changing Life Update
The only thing that stays the same is everything changes. I just have to laugh sometimes at our crazy story. J had a one year post-op appointment and got the “all clear” from his doctor. Within a week my husband had reached out to his old capitan and was hired back as an EMT. He’sContinue reading “Our Ever Changing Life Update”
Speech Delays and Toddler Days
Jackson is a few months away from his third birthday. I’m not really sure where the time went! It seems just like yesterday J and I were sitting at Yumms joking that we were eating our last meal as just the 2 of us. Later that evening I went into labor and the rest isContinue reading “Speech Delays and Toddler Days”
One Month.
31 days. 744 hours. 44,640 minutes. May 16, 2022 somewhere around 1400ish I got the phone call. The call that would change our lives forever. Oddly enough, this is the second phone call I’ve received that would be so surreal that I almost felt like I was having a nightmare. If I could take thatContinue reading “One Month.”