James managed to remain healthy, so we were able to have a nice Christmas with our families. When I was a kid, my grandparents on my dad’s side drove two hours to spend Christmas Eve at our house. Christmas Day they’d drive back home, and we’d drive for an…
It’s been a relatively quiet couple of weeks, medically speaking, which is why I didn’t post anything last weekend. Last Sunday, however, Stacy noticed a little bit of red discharge in James’ left ear. She called the pediatrician and he thought it sounded like an ear infection. He prescribed an…
First Time Meeting Santa Claus Because James wound up in the hospital with pneumonia after Thanksgiving in 2009 and again in 2010, we thought it was best to limit his exposure to the outdoors those two winters. Unfortunately, that meant that he was unable to meet Santa Claus. This year…
We had a nice little family photo session last Saturday, and I wanted to share a few of the better ones. We started out in the bedroom wearing our 3E Love shirts, and then moved to the living room for some fancier pictures.
I hope I don’t jinx it, but it looks like we changed history…in a good way. On November 29th, 2009, James was three months old and was in the PICU (Pediatric ICU) with pneumonia. On November 29, 2010, James was fifteen months old and was on the pediatric…
As we come to the end of Epilepsy Awareness Month, I have a couple of videos that I wanted to share with you. This first video was put together by a mom in an infantile spasms group on Facebook that Stacy is a member of. The video includes pictures of…
What are we thankful for this year? "Today I am thankful for James’ health (getting over that cold quick without a hotel stay)!! Thankful for my husband working so hard to put this new house's roof over our head and food on our table. I am thankful for my…