As always, HG is a trooper that handles everything that is thrown at him with a smile. We have been able to find our groove with the spica cast and it has become our new…
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…
Checking Out Caesar’s Head & Pretty Place
We’ve really not had an opportunity to explore Greenville or the surrounding area since our second trip here. With time to burn between pre-op Monday morning and surgery first thing Tuesday morning, we got out…
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…
Greene Does Greenville VIII: Hip to be Square – Pt 2
Surgery Day! Leave it to our son to ensure we have a rollercoaster of a day. Even on surgery day. When our day started today, we thought our timetable looked like this: 6 am –…
Greene Does Greenville VIII: Hip to be Square – Pt1
Pre-op day! It’s been hard to know what to say on here for everything going on today and tomorrow. I’ve tried thinking about it ahead of time. To attempt at gaining some reverence of coherent…
Halloween Time!!
We may have a lot on our plate in the coming days with HG’s surgery, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t time for at least a little Halloween fun! Now, I’ll admit that we didn’t…
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…
Greene Does Greenville VII: Harrison Returns
We made our seventh visit to Shriners Hospital in Greenville, SC at the end of last week. It was our first time back seeing Dr. Hyer, Phil, and all the rest since the middle of…
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?…
A Quick Hike to Flat Lick Falls
When Mommy has a photoshoot at a waterfall, you have to take advantage and squeeze in a little hike! It’s practically law. This time around, Flat Lick Falls in Gray Hawk, KY makes falls #4…