Feeding, cleaning, and parenting three young children is tough. It’s even harder to do it with patience and love. I managed to pull it off for exactly two days since our last post-birth helper, my mom, left to fly home. I hadn’t actually left the house yet and we were still coasting on leftovers, but laundry was chugging along and […]
Daniel’s Birth Story – Before the Hospital
My dad arrived on Saturday, September 22nd – the same day Scott picked 140 lb of apples to sauce, Mackenzie had her first soccer game, and Caitlyn came down with the same awful virus Mackenzie was fighting. The Virus of Doom My sweet girls developed red, swollen gums and lips, sores around their mouths and on their tongues, and were […]
Daniel’s Birth Story – Setting the Stage
This being our third baby, Scott and I had resolved to do a few things differently than with previous pregnancies. We decided NOT to find out the gender before birth, and if at all possible, we wanted this baby to come on his or her own time. Both Caitlyn and Mackenzie were induced for different reasons and not only did […]