Dear Charlotte, Um, I guess you somehow got the memo that today you turned 4 months old, because wow, you have really turned it ON today. You have been babbling and cooing all day long- I think you are going to be quite the chatterbox. With your new hobby of talking, talking, talking, you also…

Last Friday, Grayson had an appointment with Dr. K, his Mito specialist. The appointment had been scheduled prior to his hospital stay, but much of our conversation centered around what happened two weeks ago. Dr. K confirmed that the situation was as scary as I thought, and at some points may have been even scarier.…

I have a lot of people tell me that I’m an amazing mom. That I have incredible strength and handle our situation with such grace, and that Grayson is lucky to have me as his mother. I so appreciate these words of affirmation and encouragement; some days, they are what keep me from collapsing in…

Last year, I had no idea that a year later I would be celebrating my third Mother’s Day as a mother of two. Never could I have imagined how my life would be turned upside down in the most wonderful of ways because of this little girl. Charlotte Faith was dedicated at church this morning, in…

With all the craziness of last week, I forgot to post about the beginning of the week, which was actually quite wonderful. I guess it’s actually been two weeks now (yikes, time flies), but my grandmother came for a visit and we went to the ranch for the weekend. Aside from Grayson having a bad…

This post was written for PAIL’s feature this week- Mothering: A Tribute to the Cause. When PAIL called for submissions on mothering a few weeks ago in honor of Mother’s Day, I signed up, not really knowing what I’d write about, but figuring I’d come up with something by the deadline. Now, here I sit…

Tuesday morning Charlotte and I dropped Grayson at school and picked up some of our friends and drove down to Galveston for the day. We had a lovely morning sitting on the beach, chatting with friends, and watching two toddlers play in the waves. That morning now seems like a million years ago. We were…

Charlotte thinks her new “friend” is so pretty!        

This weekend, my grandmother from Michigan is coming to visit! I am so, so excited. We haven’t seen her since Grayson was 9 months old and obviously she has never met Charlotte. We are going to my parents’ ranch for a few days- another first for Charlotte. I am overwhelmed just thinking about the amount…