Mama's Diaries

When Ty was in the NICU 20 months ago, our little boy was fighting for his life. Many days we did not know if he would survive and if he did survive, how well would he survive? On one particularly hard day, Ty???s neonatologist, Dr. Watercotte, came into the pod and handed me a sign…

A few random thoughts from yesterday…my first attempt to watch Tanner, Ty AND Noah and Graham by myself! 1. Ty and Graham are easier than Noah and Tanner. They only pull hair. 2. One should not attempt such a feat when they struggle with only half the equation. Jim dutifully pointed this out. 3. One…

Apparently I greatly offended my brother David last week by posting a complete attendance record of who attended family night. As a point of fact, David and Aimee and the kids were not there. When I walked in the door yesterday he asked me to make sure I wrote his name down this time and…

Last night was family night. In attendance were: Daniel, Brooke, Noah, Graham, Jodi, Karsyn, Grammy, Sweetie, Papa, Jim, Me, Tanner, and Ty. Small crowd (for us:). Anyhow, Noah and Tanner provide all the entertainment. They love each other and then they fight like the dickens. Sweet turns to sour on a dime and then back…

Jodi and I are curious about something. We both think it is sad and unfortunate that kid leashes are not in vogue. My mom had two for Darin and Dustin (only 15 months apart) and I thought they were great! Once Ty starts walking everywhere he will be a force to be reckoned with and…