my baby’s ON the chart and getting an ultrasound… huh?

On the Chart:the bottom 3% that is! in height. Yesss!!! (we're still not on the chart for weight, but we're on our way!) Yesterday we saw Dr. Jackson for Summit's 18-month check up and this was the first "positive" appointment we've had! That is, I had worse news than him! that was kind of nice, having him point out the positive and being optimistic. Now that we have a diagnosis, he was excited to … [Read more...]

My *new* life anthem

ahem ahem... my new life anthem (ignore the creepy ballerinas if there was an audio file only I'd have posted it instead)That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger, they say. Who says? is that biblical? As I grow and change, thus my life anthem does too. My old life anthem is still pretty right on though too... … [Read more...]

24 hours later and watching 24

well, it's been about 24 hours since my last post and most of my rantings about being a cliche' Jonas Brothers fan proved to be mostly untrue- I got "it", the stomach virus going around. I think that I got it from Summit. All I know is I was hugging the toilet in every which way and feeling like I was going to die in the wee hours of the morning. Ugh. my stomach still feels like Oscar de la Hoya … [Read more...]

sweet hallelujah glory be!

If I closed my eyes I could pretend that there was cool, prickly grass under my feet and I was dancing in wild crazy circles to the rockin' out folk-sy music. There would probably be a bonfire to keep warm by and the smoke would burn my eyes and throat as someone cackled, "smoke follows beauty!". When I opened my eyes, I would see a clear, starry night and I'd think the words "the heavens declare … [Read more...]