Today is the Twin’s Birthday. Their very first birthday. I am an emotional mess. Their birth didn’t go the way I’d planned or imagined. My girls were taken from me in an emergency C-section and brought to the NICU while I spent the next 24 hours receiving IV’s of pain killers and Magnesium and GodContinue reading “One Year Ago Today”
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Love Everyone.
Today’s post is going to be a little different. I don’t normally post here about my faith or morality. I started out writing to create a safe place for people to come and read and laugh about the weird life I lead. It’s become so much more than that. I’ve kept relatively quiet about myContinue reading “Love Everyone.”
Self Quarantine Day 27: Easter Done Differently
Here goes Rona, making life strange again. This Easter is the most odd one that I’ve ever had. I’d even go so far as to say the weirdest Easter most of us have had. This morning I watched Mass via Facebook. The Hubs was happy because he didn’t have to get dressed up and go.Continue reading “Self Quarantine Day 27: Easter Done Differently”
One Date a Month for 12 Months: Our 2019 Goal and How It Turned Out
At the end of 2018 our lives were crazy and we were stressed. Really stressed. Marriage was hard and parenting was even harder. We felt like we’d lost each other a little. So we decided to commit to one date night a month. Inwardly I worried that we’d make excuses and that we’d let itContinue reading “One Date a Month for 12 Months: Our 2019 Goal and How It Turned Out”
5 Things I Learned In The NICU
Monday was NICU Awareness Day. Its a day I never would have known about if my life hadn’t played out the way it has. NICU is a cute sounding name for a place no parent wants their babies to go. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I don’t know about you but before having my kids “intensiveContinue reading “5 Things I Learned In The NICU”
Pop’s Advice
This month makes one year since I lost my Pop. He was my Bonus Grandfather but that description seems inadequate. It somehow lacks the energy and love that he was full of. He was also often full of a wonderful mix of wisdom and hot air. An Army Veteran and seasoned businessman, his extensive vocabularyContinue reading “Pop’s Advice”
Flying Blind
Somehow having one year olds seems scarier than having newborns. Sure newborns don’t let you sleep but for the first month I had a team of NICU nurses holding my hand. Now we have one year olds and I feel there is a severe gap in my knowledge. I can do ages 3-6. I’ve doneContinue reading “Flying Blind”
Hospital Stays
If we could make it a full year without one or more of our kids having to go to the hospital that would be great. Last year we spent a month with our babies in the NICU. We nearly made it to the one year mark since then without a hospital stay but then lastContinue reading “Hospital Stays”
New Nose
Hello 2022! It’s only fitting that I start the new year with a poop story. So here goes. My Twins are obsessed with me. Like crazy stalker obsessed. They follow me everywhere demanding snacks, juice, bubble gum, and hugs whining “Mommy I neeeeeeedd you!” all the while. As you can imagine, they are more thanContinue reading “New Nose”
It Takes A Village…
I’ve always heard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” and automatically assumed that translated into directly helping to raise the children. I wasn’t wrong, but I missed part of the value of a village as well. You see, I’ve been struggling lately. Work is amazing, my Husband is doing much better,Continue reading “It Takes A Village…”
Mom Van Confessions 