Just like last year, I’ve tried writing a birthday post for Harrison all day. Between work and the stress of making a duck cake (IYKYK), I’ve not really had the time to think, or maybe…
Browsing Category Milestones & Reflections
Muddy Shoes
You never know what’s going to tug on the ole emotional strings. The latest random tear starter: muddy shoes. This could be my overthinking brain, but there seems to be a fine line between sharing…
The Scars of a Year Ago
Thursday, March 4, 2021, at 1:05 PM I felt the coldest, soul-draining fear I have ever felt. Excitement and joy were replaced with panic and dread. Not exactly the words you want to use to…
Finding Normal When Things Are No Longer Typical
Today is Harrison’s birthday. That is still crazy for me to think about. Not just because time has flown by and how on Earth could my baby boy already be 1, but because we’ve gone…
To My Birthday Boy!
Happy Birthday! I can’t even begin to count the ways how weird that feels to say. You’re officially 1. How did that happen?! I realize that’s something most parents are going to say. Time flies…
11 Months and a Rolling Return
Hello 11 months! We’re 28 days away from Mr. Harrison Greene’s first birthday. Making this the penultimate post of year 1. You’d think this would be a calmer post. A calm before the storm-type post…
Grief and Gratitude: Facing the Holidays with My Disabled Son
It’s a strange thing, this whole grieving thing. Grieving and mourning a life anticipated. Of a child and a life that was anticipated but was completely fictional. It’s hard to put into words the emotional…
Eight Months of Brave & Fearless
On March 4, we sat in a hospital room in Lexington, our newborn son down in the NICU with countless monitors and tubes. The day’s events had left us speechless. We were scared and had…
A Late Night Hospital Frame of Mind
So I’m sitting here, in a dark hospital room, with nothing but a fan, ocean white noise, and the sound of my typing going on. Jenna is asleep, and I’m sitting in the glow of…
Ability Unlocked: Rolling Over
We knew he was getting close and that he’d likely do it just before his surgery. Leave it to our son to prove us right this one time! Over the weekend, it finally happened. A…
The Seventh Month Calm
Today marks seven months! I swear the deeper we get into this first year, the less real it feels. How is my baby boy seven months old already?! How has it already been seven months?…
Society Makes Fatherhood a Lonely Role — Especially for Dads of Disabled Kids
Being a dad to a child who has special needs is a uniquely rewarding but lonely role. There are many moments, days, or nights that, frankly, you feel you’re on an island alone. Fatherhood is…