On this day I was getting a sonogram. I have to say that the best baby doctor visits are when you get to see your baby! As the sonographer rolled the mouse like contraption on my stomach, my husband and I looked at our baby girl with such a delight. She was the cutest little bug we had ever seen! She pointed out her little fingers and toes and told us her measurements and her predicted weight. As she was moving the contraption my husband and I were just chatting amongst ourselves when we noticed … [Read more...]
Meet Lexi My CHD Hero
February 6, 2014 by · 8 Comments
Meet Lexi... She is my Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Hero! She was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot when she was around 4-5 months old in my tummy. She was a tiny baby that did not want to grow so the doctor decided to bring her into the world a few weeks early. At 4 pounds and 12 ounces she was the cutest baby in the entire world. Sadly, she was born with more issues that were not related to her heart so she had to stay an extra 2 weeks in the NICU until she started to gain … [Read more...]
Skin Color Envy
January 20, 2014 by · 10 Comments
Yes, I know you are darker than me, you don't have to put your arm up against mine to prove it. Growing up I had 'skin color envy'. It was bad and I let it rule my life, mainly in my teenage years. If you know me, you know I am white. I don't necessarily mean 'white' as in Caucasian, I mean I am WHITE! I am so white that I have been compared to Casper the friendly ghost and people have needed to put on sunglasses when I have my legs exposed. I am so white that I … [Read more...]
I Married Into a Ready Made Family and They Said It Wouldn’t Last
January 17, 2014 by · 11 Comments
It's funny, I look at my past and my daughter's present and think 'WOW! I got really lucky!'. I married into a ready made family and they said it wouldn't last. I met my husband at work 18 years ago. Actually, he stalked me for a few days and would not go away until I agreed to go to lunch with him. After our first lunch, I fell for the bait and could not get enough of him. He was so funny and cute. In addition, he had a car and a job; that is always a plus! At the time I was 19 and he … [Read more...]
