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…
Browsing Category Milestones & Reflections
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…
What I’ve Learned in the Last Two Months
We have achieved the 2-month threshold! Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, while also feeling like they’ve lasted two years. (Which to be fair is how the last year as a…
Digging Up Parallel Memories
It’s funny how random things can spur and light a dormant memory. It’s the first night back home from our latest trip to Greenville. This time HG is crankier than normal because of his procedure,…
Strength in Siblings
When we found out that we were going to have HG, one of the first concerns that came to mind after all the excitement and happiness was when and how to tell the kids. There…
Dear Harrison Greene
Dear Harrison Greene, Well, son, you’re 1-month-old today. A month that has felt like a year while going by in the blink of an eye. Your Mom and I knew you’d keep us on our…
The Constant That is BattleBots
Exactly 4 weeks ago, we were in the hospital room at UK Children’s Hospital, the weight of our new reality still sinking in, our son in the NICU, admittedly numb to the world, with BattleBots…
On Your Left
Going back to the week we spent at the UK Children’s Hospital when the perfect gift with the perfect quote came into the NICU. We had already been at the NICU for a few days,…
The Last Day in the NICU
When your wife is a photographer, you’re guaranteed some amazing photos, and memories captured. While memories of being in the NICU may not be of the most cheerful kind, they do mark a few milestones….