Super HG To watch your child’s arms laying limply at their side is its own kind of heartbreak. Something about them void of movement is just soul-crushing in a way. Everyone can’t wait for that…
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Four Months Can be a Roller Coaster
Today makes four months for Mr. HG. I wish I could say that these monthly posts just come naturally, but I can’t. It seems like with each passing month, these get harder to write, not…
Learning to be a special needs dad
I admit openly that before HG, I never considered the possibility that I’d ever be a special needs dad. I’m not sure if that came from selfishness, naivety, or a combination of the two. Fact is, it never crossed…
We’re Three Months into the HG Experience
Today marks 3 months. (So you know I have to do my monthly post!) We are officially a quarter of the way through year 1. I wish I could say it has been an easy…
The Sweet Milestone of Shots
We have had many milestones with HG in these last 11-plus weeks. First casts, last casts. First splints, first AFOs, and first arms movements. With all those milestones, unique to HG, it’s nice to have…
Pool Time it is!
We’re entering summertime, which means pool time! My brother-in-law recently opened his pool up for the season, and like any good nephew, HG tried it out as soon as he could! Thankfully, HG is proving…
Celebrating Wrinkles
Who knew wrinkles would be such a welcomed sight?! Wrinkles that we all have, that you never think about, like on your elbows, fingers, wrists, and knees, HG has never had. HG has been missing…
First Real Baths!
It’s crazy to think that it took us over 10 weeks for HG to have his first official baths, but we’ve finally made it! We obviously couldn’t give our little guy a bath for the…
A Matter of Time
Time is a funny thing. It can feel like it zooms by or crawls for us at moments of joy or stress. Despite how it feels like time can completely stop at times, it’s always…
A Crack in the Armor
This is a closet. It was meant to be HG’s closet. It was HG’s closet. This is where we stored his things as we slowly accumulated them. Diapers, clothes, toys, etc. Then the week before…
Motherhood on Mother’s Day
Motherhood has been my greatest joy and my deepest sorrow. Grief for the child I created in my head while pregnant and immense love for the child that is mine. I spent a long time…
Your First Mother’s Day
To You: So here we are; Mother’s Day 2021. Your first Mother’s Day, as a mother. It’s a bit of an understatement to say today isn’t how you imagined it would be. Hard to have…