*This blog post is sponsored by Philips Avent, all opinions are my own.* Jude is my first child who loves the pacifier. I tried to get all of my children to take one, but he’s the first one to really fallen in love with it. It was a no-brainer when I was looking…
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Weekly Wisdom: Sometimes Being in a Rut is a Good Thing
Sometimes, being in a rut is good…as long as you can wake yourself up. Here me out. Routines are great, and I’m a big proponent of them, but only in moderation. Sometimes I feel like routines can make us a bit stagnant and the result can spiral into a rut. I guess I’ve…
RSV: What is it and why it still haunts our family 3 years later
A flood of emotions overcome me as I look at my 5 week old baby. The flashbacks of Adam at this exact age still haunt me. Just three years ago, Adam was hooked up to dozens of machines at Nationwide Children’s Hospital for several days. I was clutching to a little boy who was…
Revisiting the Really Scary Virus (RSV): What I’ve learned and what I wish I would have known
It’s been two years since our family was forever changed by Respiratory Syncial Virus (RSV). Two years since I spent 5 days at Nationwide Children’s Hospital clutching to a little boy who was fighting for his life. Two years since I went through every single emotion a mother could possibly experience: anger, guilt,…
Come Home Soon, Baby Brother!
A new baby is such an exciting time for the entire family. My older two children were 3 and 2 years old when Adam was born, so while they may not have fully understood the entire pregnancy journey… they were thrilled to have a new sibling coming home from the hospital! Adam was…
Coming Home to the Heartland
I grew up here. I know every single house on the main stretches of the road. Many of the homes have been torn down to make way for new developments, but I can still recall who lived where. I can drive my exact school bus route from elementary school. I still frequent the…
