I’m so sorry! She was crying so loudly that I couldn’t wait any longer to feed her,” the nurse said. “So, I gave her some formula,” she continued. Ella was in the NICU following her birth for severe jaundice caused by incompatible blood types (Micah spent time in the NICU for the same thing. Read […]
This Marriage Thing Isn’t Easy
I think we need counseling.” That was all I could think to say. DJ and I had gone back and forth for almost an hour, arguing about our differences in opinion on the one thing we tend to disagree about most—parenting. Since the birth of our first child, this has been a place that we’ve […]
Micah Turns 3!
The young man who started it all hit another big milestone this week–he turned three-years-old! Birthdays are always a good opportunity for reflection, and looking back at where life has taken us since Micah’s birth—from medicine to mommying, from Illinois to North Carolina, from one to two kids—I can only thank God for it all. […]
Our Anniversary Weekend Getaway
I sat in the passenger’s seat of the car, bawling and completely unable to get a word out. I was amazed at what had just happened. DJ sat there in the driver’s seat, with tears streaming down his face. “I’m so grateful for you. You’re my wife, my best friend, my spiritual partner, the […]
Moving Day
For those who have been following along, you may remember my blog post “Our Weekend Trip to North Carolina,” where I spoke about our love for North Carolina and desire to move there, but knowing that at that moment, it wasn’t the right time. I can’t explain how or why we got to the point […]
We’re Pregnant and We’re Having a Girl!
You may or may not remember the post I wrote a while back about my itch to have another baby (“Time For Another Baby???”). At that time, I was mosquito-bite itchy and my husband was not—in any way, shape, or form 😜. Well, fast forward a few months, and we both started to realize that […]
We Moved to North Carolina and The Feds Seized Our Money!
What’s wrong?” I asked. I looked at my husband as he sat on the floor of our closet, surrounded by clothes and shoes. I had just run upstairs to check on him since I hadn’t heard from him in a while. Micah was downstairs eating his dinner. He looked at me with a strange look […]
New Things and Impossible Dreams
Ever since my husband and I met at the tender young ages of 17 and 18, we’ve always had the amazing ability to talk to each other for hours on end (Read about how we met here). Our personal best was over 9 hours spent on the phone, talking until the sun came up around […]
Does Being a Stay-at-Home Mom Mean I Follow Traditional Gender Roles?
I change diapers. I make bottles. I cook three meals a day. I fold clothes. I do dishes. I clean bathrooms. I run errands. I mop floors. I do laundry. Sounds like a far cry from stitching up lacerations and responding to seizing patients. Right? Well, the stay-at-home mom life, at times, may […]
Golden Handcuffs: Getting Now What You Want for Then
Have you ever heard of the phrase, “golden handcuffs?” It refers to a company’s use of financial benefits to entice employees to remain loyal to said company. These benefits are often disbursed after having worked for a predetermined number of years, and are typically increased the longer the employee stays. In some cases, employees are […]