and baby makes 6!

marks that it has been 4 years since my first miscarriage. The miscarriage that threw me unwillingly into the land of loss. The beginning of 18 months of sorrow, pain and spirtitual growth. The journey that culminated in the joy of Mia’s birth. I would miscarry 4 times in 9 months…..and again 2 months ago, [...]

A recent search brought someone to my sight looking for hope. These simple words speak for themselves and brought it all back to me, awash in tears: -4 miscarriages hope My heart goes out to you, and yes, there is hope….I offer you proof: I have added a new category to my sidebar titled Miscarriage [...]

In an effort to bump the glaring reminder of another miscarriage off the front page of my blog, I bring you the bump post. Bump, bump, bumpity, bump, bump. bump. A rump, bump, bump, bump. Rump, bump, bump, bump.

Whoa, I mean, talk about efficient. My body used to wrap this show up anywhere between 5-8 weeks. 4wks 1 d is a new record. It is what it is, which means that it isn’t…..going to be that is. Another miscarriage. Oh goody. Started bleeding this morning. The good news? Ummm…… lets see. There must [...]

Trucks only seat 6……….. The early time is always so scary for me, and it still very uncertain. My history makes a + pregnancy test sort of a mute point. The next 2-4 weeks will be rough for me, so prayers are sure appreciated. Now, shhhhhh, don’t tell anyone.

So, we made it through the surgery and Quinn did so great. Thursday night at the hotel, he spiked a low grade fever of 101.2 and, well, you can just imagine how bad I was flipping out. His urticaria had returned a bit on his trunk, and FEVER dammit. His fever lasted all of 1 [...]

The Benadryl worked. It has faded to almost nothing. We are off. If you would, send up some prayers for Quinn tomorrow morning! I’ll check back in as soon as I can. C’ya.

It is almost 1pm. Quinn’s surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning. He was on the list for somewhere between 11-11:30, but one of the kids ahead of him got cancelled, so now we are scheduled for 9-9:30. Quinn is a cranky boy in the morning until he gets some food in his belly. He usually [...]

Well, the fever is gone. No more headache, crying or aching legs and stomach ache. Quinn woke up this morning, his usual self, and went to school. We are beyond baffled. He had fever anywhere between 101-103 yesterday afternoon, I gave him some Motrin, called the surgeon, he cancelled the surgery, the fever broke and [...]

The school called right before pick up time to tell me Quinn had a fever of 101. I picked him up, and he is sick, probably the flu. Poor little guy is miserable. He was fine when he left this morning for school. Ugh. I talked with the surgeon and he cancelled the surgery. It [...]

Time to head out. My MIL will be holding down the fort here with the 2 big boys. If you would, please send up some prayers for Quinn. They would be much appreciated. His surgery is scheduled for 7:30 am tomorrow. It should take about 2 hours. I will not be back to update until [...]

Have had a long day.  Quinn had an appointment with his orthopedic doc, and the news was not the best.  I was expecting it, but it is still hurts my mind.   His foot was doing so great, then he had a HUGE growth spurt and all the stretching in the world was not going to [...]

So, my curiosity got the best of me.  A digital readout on a pregnancy test?  Now this I have to see.  So I purchased a box of Clear Blue Easy Digital, and brought it on home.  Pregnancy tests are meant to be obsessed over.  You wait for at least 9 days post ovulation, so your [...]

First, if you are coming to this site in search of clubfoot information, please feel free to e-mail me and I can tell you about my son, Quinn, who has left clubfoot.  I would love to help out in any way that I can. When we first found out that Quinn had severe clubfoot and [...]

This morning, as I was making coffee for DH and I, I heard my kids in the bathroom teasing each other. They were imitating voices, but I stopped dead in my tracks when I heard my oldest son, Cory (9), making fun of how another child in his class talked. I stopped what I was [...]