My little “big” guy turned 5 a few weeks ago, so I figured it’s never too late to share his birthday letter with you! Dear Max, Five years ago today, you were letting us know that you were ready to come into the world. You were scrunched up tight in my belly, folded over like…
There is a moment in motherhood when you realize that you have been holding your breath. As if forgetting to breathe will somehow slow the passage of time, in all the right places. It is the deep inhale as your baby settles in to sleep, buffered and bolstered by the crook of your arm, the…
Let’s hear it for some random bits and pieces from our family to yours.. 1. Max woke up with an out-of-flippin’-nowhere high fever on Sunday. He threw in a few screams of “My back huwts!! Wight here!” When he managed to point to the lower right part of his back a few times throughout the…
It feels like just yesterday that Max and his buddy Jack were meeting for the very first time…. My Roomie and I knew that they, too would be best friends. A different kind of best friends….different than their Mommies are. Because their favorite things are firetrucks, The Fresh Beat Band, goldfish crackers, bubbles, mac n…
My sweet Max, Three years ago today, I was holding you in my arms for the very first time. From the moment I saw your face, I knew that you were the little boy I had been waiting all of my life for. Your eyes, your full little lips, your itty bitty arms and legs…