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Welcome Neely Elizabeth!
We are so thankful for a healthy pregnancy, birth, and baby. I knew I would appreciate these first few weeks so much - but I totally underestimated how much! A combination of her being our third baby...
View Article10 years!
Who knew that the skinny soccer player with the long blond hair in 10th grade would one day be my husband? Never could I imagine the journeys we would get to take together in our 10 short years of...
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Trooper
Maggie has Botox and ear tubes this morning. I told her we were going to see Dr. Gul this morning and she knew right off what was going to happen. "I don't want to wear that mask." (that puts her to...
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Update and Pictures!
Well it's been a wonderful and stressful three months since Neely arrived. Wonderful because she is the sweetest baby in the world (I've never had a "good" baby before who rarely cries- it's heaven!)....
View ArticleRead my blog post at Dallas Moms Blog!
I was recently asked to be a guest writer for the wonderful website, Dallas Moms Blog. I enjoyed writing the post (link below) so much because it goes along with how I've tried to be more intentional...
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Brings back memories
It's been awhile since we've had an ER visit. I guess Maggie was due for one. Poor little baby is sick and having trouble breathing. I made a quick jaunt to Little Rock this weekend. WhenJustin picked...
View ArticleThis is why I am a germaphobe
I've gotten a lot of grief over the past three and a half years for being a germaphobe. I have Purel on my key chain, in my cup holder, next to my kitchen sink, and Justin does the same. It borderlines...
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You know you're crazy when...
I know all of us moms have done crazy things in our sleep deprived, stressed out states. I can't tell you how many times over the years I've lifted up Mary Lawrence's shirt and tried to attach Maggie's...
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Still cute!
I promise I'm not one of those mothers who invent medical problems for their children in order to get attention! But boy it seems like we have our fair share of children's issues! #she'sstilladorable.
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So I've had a lot of questions about Neely's "helmet." It is actually called a cranial band and is purely cosmetic. Here's the story: Within hours of her birth I noticed that she only wanted to look to...
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Coach versus Cheerleader
I feel like I am Maggie's coach and it's Spring training everyday of the year for her. With the amount of therapy "exercises" she requires on a daily basis to progress it's hard not get into the mode...
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MRI tomorrow
Maggie has an MRI tomorrow. It is to check for any changes in her spinal cord since she had her surgery when she was 13 months old. Please pray that we would get good results back that show no changes...
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Good day
Maggie was an absolute angel yesterday. We were at the hospital most of the day and she never complained. Not once. We met with her neurosurgeon after the MRI and the good news is that her lower spinal...
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Happy Mother's Day!
I am so blessed with my beautiful girls and particularly thankful for our sweet little baby this year. God is so good to give us another healthy and JOYFUL little baby. I truly treasure every laugh,...
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Ordinary yet precious
I've told so many people how much I appreciate having all these milestones and experiences I didn't have with Maggie. For example, I loved cuddling and carrying around my newborn in a sling (which I...
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Botox, please!
Maggie has been falling A LOT lately because of the tightness in her leg and her neck which causes major imbalance. She usually gets Botox every three months, but this time around we had to wait five...
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Sweet times.
Neely was baptized last weekend and our family came to celebrate. Something about baptisms, welcoming children into the covenant family, just makes tears well up in me. Standing there holding my sweet...
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Give me a Break
I'm sorry, am I supposed to feel sorry that the terrorists at Guantanamo Bay are being tube fed as a result of their ongoing hunger strike? People are so outraged about it. Give me a break... This is...
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Enough is enough
Let's face it, Maggie is a pill. She's the most strong-willed child I know. I am thankful for it for obvious reasons, but it also drives me to the loony bin at times. The potty training issue is a good...
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