this weekend. The end of the week is here. Hallelujah. Enjoy your weekend, y’all!
I couldn’t resist
When we were taking pictures yesterday, I couldn’t resist taking a bit of video too, just to truly capture the day. Vivienne was in such a great mood… she had helped me pick those flowers and couldn’t wait to get out in the yard for pictures. And she adored her new outfit. She’d picked it out to wear to church… Read More
the elephant
There is an elephant standing smack dab in the middle of my brain. Until now, I just haven’t felt ready to really talk about it… despite the fact that it occupies the majority of my brainpower lately. And, other than when I am safely nestled in my husband’s arms and free to bawl my eyes out, I haven’t. I still… Read More
here to there
Wow. I am just mentally exhausted. Uninspired. It’s been so much harder to hear those ‘words’ than I expected. But, with all things that are hard to bear, I’ve just got to process it. Live in it. Embrace it, whether I want this for my daughter or not. It just is. It is who she is, and the truth is, I… Read More
how I love…
this girl. The news we received yesterday just solidified that, in so many ways. Vivienne has skeletal dysplasia: “Skeletal dysplasias are bone and cartilage disorders that affect the growth and development of the skeleton and result in short stature and dwarfism.” There is more to share, but I’ll have to collect my brain before I can do that here. I… Read More
revisit
Headed to Boston today for a return visit to the geneticist. Not gonna lie, I’m a bit nervous. Not sure if the doctor will have more questions… or some answers. The scary part? I’m not sure which I’d rather hear. Vivienne just so darn perfect to us. In every way. So it’s kinda hard to talk with specialists about “limitations”,… Read More
our baby
A thought stopped me in my tracks yesterday afternoon. Vivi has been part of our family for six months now. And I just can’t stand it. I am so ridiculously smitten with this little girl. In fact, we all are. Her big sisters argue over who will get to carry her from the back door to the swingset. Her big… Read More
vivi’s new beds
Well, they’re not really new. But they’re new to Vivi. And I think they’re so sweet. I’ve been searching for just the right set of twin beds for Vivi’s room. Since forever last fall. We thought we’d found some at a local antique dealer, but Chris wasn’t happy with the way they fit (or didn’t fit) together. When considering furniture… Read More
feelin’ it.
the heat, that is. It’s outrageously hot here. And we are soooo not used to it. We have no A/C, you see. Because the average temperature, even in the heat of the summer, is around 83 degrees in our neck of the woods. For this day of year, the average is 72 degrees. The record? Is 91. And today, it’s… Read More
Vivi: naming names
Vivi is slowly but surely beginning to call everyone by name around here. She even likes to shout out the name of the owner of each piece of clothing as we fold the laundry. And she’s gets a larger percentage correct than her big brothers. And occasionally, her dad. She loves to look at all the pictures on the refrigerator… Read More
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