Our first Thanksgiving as a family - November 2009  It's hard to believe that the beautiful, two year old little girl we celebrated Tha...

It's been a long week of nothing but snot, spit, medicine and crying coming from our Rachel girl. And it's still going....big girl i...

Every once in a while, I realize how my life is probably a little different than that of a mom who has typical children. I consider myself a...

I have been trying to decide on what to do about Rachel and Friends . I originally started it to donate items to families in the NICU at Wom...

Yesterday, Rachel had her tonsils and adenoids taken out. To my surprise, she also had a tube inserted into her right ear. I say surprised b...

"Little" man turned 3 months on Saturday. We celebrated early with a trip to the pediatrician on Friday. He had croup and there wa...

So, the wonderful trip to Sci-Quest sent us home with a parting gift....germs. Yeah, I, Rachel and Charlie have been sick with the snots sin...

I think I can finally say that little Charlie has turned a corner. Finally. He is now a happy boy most of the time. The only time he isn...

Ah, Halloween. How I love it. This year, my energy level wasn't where it should be but Rachel more than made up for it. She had an absol...

December 2009 I went to the Mom's Night Out tonight and the subject of how people react when they hear the news that your child has D...

Who are you? I started this blog with the intention of keeping my family up to date on Rachel's progress after her birth in the NICU. Af...

Charlie is a red head and if ever a hair color fit a personality, his would be it. Fiery. Off the charts in both directions. I've had h...