I am currently sitting in the PICU, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, at Children’s Hospital. Today was a scary day for me. *Love* I brought Anna into the Northfield ER last Tuesday. She was diagnosed with RSV, a respiratory virus that is very serious for infants, and admitted to the hospital overnight. Her oxygen stats…
That appropriately describes the state of my core. Actually, my entire body. Growing a beautiful human, and now having the ability to nourish said human, will do that! I am back to training with a schedule with Jerry. We are taking it slowly in terms of mileage and intensity, and I’m working on the “soft…
The last 5 weeks have FLOWN by, perhaps as evidenced by my lack of posts… The two weeks since my last post have been filled with a lot of sleepless nights, trying to keep the house clean for showings (aka a half day’s scramble to make our house presentable!), directing the Frightening 5k, appointments, an…
Anna Kathryn made her way into the world Friday, October 14th at 7:56am via scheduled C-section. 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and 19 inches long. I couldn’t wait to hear her little cries and look at her perfect little face. I am unbelievably in love! She is so PERFECT! What a miracle. Her great grandmother’s name…
Wow, where to start? HOUSE The house is really starting to take shape. They started framing 2 weeks ago and are now putting up the roof. It’s such a dream come true. I walk through the house and stare out the “windows” and just take in the beauty of the view. I can’t wait to…
Greta was in a particularly bubbly, curious, loving, and happy mood one night last week. It was one of those “I’m so in love with our little family” nights for this mama :). For those of you that know Greta, you know that she truly loves life. She is rarely in anything but a super…