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I Started To Freak Out
Just as Gracie was all fixed up again we ran into another issue, but this time it had nothing to do with Gracie. Tim had been exposed to...
Jan 3, 20225 min read


Gracie Developed A Blood Infection
As quickly as the blood was filling my cheeks back up with color, and the feeling of vomiting disappeared from my daily life; It all came...
Dec 27, 20217 min read


The Next Few Days Are An Emotional Blur
I wish I could tell you all about the few days after Gracie’s surgery, but if I am being honest it all is a complete blur for me. The...
Dec 20, 20217 min read


Open-Heart Surgery #1
I walked into the CICU, a new but familiar feeling knowing that my little girl who was not even two months old would soon be having...
Dec 13, 20219 min read


Alarms Haunted My Reality and My Dreams
Now that Paisley was home from the NICU I truly thought everything would be so much easier. In some ways it was, but in many ways, it was...
Dec 6, 20217 min read

An Unsettling Feeling Comes Over Me
Today I learned of some unsettling news (nothing to do with my family) but I was immediately disturbed and the hamster in my brain...
Dec 1, 20215 min read


1/2 of My Heart Was Home, 1/2 Was Still in the Hospital
On this particular day, I walked into the NICU to a nurse quickly giving Gracie CPAP over her mouth and nose to bring her heart rate back...
Nov 29, 20217 min read


Thoughts of Grief Were Swarming My Brain
I walked into the NICU where my beautiful and perfect newborn preemie baby lay in her isolate. I was consumed by all the thoughts of...
Nov 22, 20218 min read

I don’t want you to feel alone
There is something comforting when I walk into the Children’s hospital with Gracie that makes me feel less alone. I look around at all...
Nov 18, 20213 min read


I Did Not Think Anything Could Get Worse
I wish this was the part where I could say that I was happy to be home and happy to see my pups (which I was) or that anything could get...
Nov 15, 20216 min read


How the Neonatal-ICU broke me
My sweet girls were here on 4/11/2020, as I finally was able to see them, I thought my heart might explode. Instead, I was walking into a...
Nov 8, 20216 min read


I Was Giving Birth During a Global Pandemic
Corona Virus has affected us all, even those who say they are not worried or care about a global Pandemic. It has affected even them...
Nov 1, 202111 min read


I thought I was having a miscarriage
I was 6.5 weeks pregnant when I woke up to use the bathroom and found nothing but blood covering the toilet bowl. In an absolute panic, I...
Oct 26, 20214 min read


This is MY story
Hi, I wanted to start my first blog with more of an introduction! I want my blog to be as real and raw as possible, therefore, if...
Oct 20, 20212 min read
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