The month of waiting for Arthur's pediatric lensectomy due to PFV/PHPV and a dense cataract took me back to late-pregnancy, pacing around.
Preparing for Arthur’s Pediatric Lensectomy Surgery at 6 Weeks Old
Tag: Motherhood
A glance into my motherhood journey, including navigating experiences with microphthalmia and sensory processing disorders.
Something Isn’t Right: PFV, Microphthalmia, and Cataracts
We noticed almost immediately that one of his eyes seemed a little swollen shut. He would open one eye and not the other.
Coming Home To Chaos: Arthur’s Homecoming
Welcoming Arthur into the world was an remarkable experience in itself. What was even crazier was the month following his birth...
Week’s-Long Prodromal Labor: William’s Birth Story
The doctors and nurses were calling it a dream-delivery, from how fast and easy everything went. I found it a little too close for comfort...
Adding a Third Child: Arthur’s Birth Story
There's no way they'd turn away a lady past her due date. This birth wasn't a scary birth, but it was our scariest birth experience.
Teacher Appreciation Week Printable!
A super cute and free printable tag to throw on a Bath and Body Works hand soap for teacher appreciation week!
4 Steps to Get Involved in your Community
One of the best parts of living in a small town has got to be the ease to get involved in everything. I'm a service-driven kind of gal, it's totally my love language. Getting involved and helping our community is so important to me as a hobby, but also as a mom trying to raise my babies into the young men I hope that they become!
DIY Fine Motor Latch Board for Toddlers
My youngest toddler is the epitome of "give a kid a toy and they play with the box". Like, seriously. He has hardly any actual toys that he continually enjoys playing with. His favorite "toys" are remotes, phones, light switches, door knobs, car keys, and his sound machine.
Speech Therapy At Home: The W Sound
Just trying to help encourage other moms with ideas, showing you that they are simple, easy, and totally manageable to work on if you might have a toddler with a speech delay, sensory processing disorder, or maybe just want to work on speech early!
Our Big Announcement! Our Third Baby!
We are awaiting our third baby to arrive sometime in July 2017 and are so excited! My two boys are only 17 months apart, and the age gap is a dream. Complicated at first, now they are into the same toys, favorites, foods, clothes, everything. A built in best friend! Our third will be around 20+ months from our second, hopefully sharing all of the same close-in-age benefits, too.