Dear Oz, No, that’s not your name–also not the nickname I had envisioned, I generally call you Aussie–we’ll see which one sticks. That nickname was bestowed upon you by your giant brother, not to be confused with your colossal brother. They also came up with those titles. We’ve already had you a month, […]
My story begins Thursday evening. I had finally found a position that resembled comfortable, was endeavoring to fall asleep, only to have a sensation that made my eyes pop open and my thoughts wonder, was that a contraction? I proceeded to spend the rest of the night in two hour rotations of sleeping and lying […]
Since this is likely our last labor story to share, I thought it would be fun to do things a little different and have Colton share his side of our fourth baby’s birth story. I don’t know of anyone who actually likes switching insurance companies, adding in all the members of the family’s info, and […]
The comedian Mark Lowry once said that being in his houseboat during a tornado, “would have been a lot of fun if I had known I was going to survive.” I kinda feel the same about proposals–this will be so fun once I know I got *the moment*, cause I’m usually working through multiple scenarios […]
Proposals are a lot like weddings, in that there is a window of time when there are NO do-overs and I have to make split-second decisions. After a planning call between Matt, myself, Matt’s Mom, and Grace’s Mom–brilliant choice to bring the moms in the planning early on–Matt spent time working through all the options […]
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