My Amazing Ella

My sweet Ella. You are ONE year old today! I have so many mixed feelings about this milestone of yours, but the overwhelming feel...

I'm using this phrase a lot lately. A year ago tonight I was up all night, trying to sleep in the recliner in my parents basement in t...

I started to write a detailed post on Easter earlier in the week.  Due to time and a bit of an intentional mind-block, that's a post tha...

I have 50 other things I need to be doing but I really feel like writing a blog post... to you mom's who can take care of your kid(s), w...

I hate that I have been MIA - from both here and CaringBridge, but especially here,  my blog.  I think about blogging frequently but when th...

From CaringBridge. We are HOME!  Ella has no line!!   As planned, we made it home Monday afternoon, New Years Eve!  Her last dose of a...

Another CaringBridge Post... It has been a very frustrating stay at the hospital.  How quickly I had forgotten that the plan changes with ...

From CaringBridge... I have to say that I was thankful to be in the hospital around midnight Wednesday morning.  I had noticed a wet spo...

Written on Tuesday, December 18 on CaringBridge... unable to cross-post via phone.  Finally have my computer for a few minutes.  Unfortunate...

Another CaringBridge post... I swear I have one I want to write specifically for this blog, when I can find the time and energy. Ella and...

Another post from CaringBridge. We had a nice, small Thanksgiving at my house last week.  Grandpa came to town on Tuesday and I was able...

In honor of World Prematurity Day I am sharing a post from a fellow NICU mom (who actually lives locally) that moved me to tears, it was...

Another CaringBridge post (the last one was too... I just forgot to label it) 16 Hours! Practicing sitting up We did it!!  Well, E...