Kids

  • Adventures,  Kids

    February Family Updates

    Our very dead Christmas tree is still up. I cooked for the first time in months (Peruvian chicken, Mexican Picadillo, chicken tortilla soup) and this crew must be desperate for home cooked meals…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    Henry is 6 Months

    Look at these perfect little toes. šŸ˜ Baby Henry is officially 6 months today. He’s really only 3 months if we adjust for his prematurity, so the doctor’s office compares his growth and…

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    Be My Valentine

    I ordered the kids’ classroom exchange cards online because I haven’t had time to go to a store. Feels kinda apathetic but I’m at a ā€œwhatever is convenient- done is better than perfectā€…

  • Kids

    GI Doctor Visit

    Baby Henry went to the pediatric gastroenterologist (GI doctor), who met us with a dietician. The pediatrician, pulmonologist, and swallow study all pointed to a GI in figuring out any underlying causes for…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    Swallow Study

    Baby Henry’s medical providers want to make sure he’s not silently choking and protecting his airway when he eats from a bottle, so they had us do a really cool test called a…

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    Hot Milk

    Seems like we need a Henry update and lots of baby pics haha! He just turned 5 months old (2 months gestational) and is a little Jumping Bean! I LOVE the rolls /…

  • Adventures,  Kids

    At the Cardiologist

    Monday we had a giant change of plans. Our pediatric cardiologist had an opening from a cancellation so we went with about an hour’s notice. I got everything ready in a half hour,…

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    Ice Cream Mother-Daughter Date

    Happy New Year! It’s been a bit of a crazy time with a new baby at home. We hardly leave the house, so our Mother-Daughter dates were put on hold for a bit…

  • Kids,  Personal

    Portraits of Newborn

    I’m getting so much practice in capturing these tender moments of our sweet Henry. We are all taken in with his charms. It’s not all a bed of roses here; the hard moments…

  • Adventures,  Kids,  Personal

    Home with Baby

    These first few days at home with Baby have been a sleepless trial by fire. There’s a learning curve and getting into a rhythm again. Baby didn’t sleep or eat well the first…