Over the past 24 months, we have gone through several changes in our family. I have posted some, but have wanted to write a little bit more about all of it and now that I have, it has probably turned into one of the longest posts I’ve ever written…

After we bought our house in November of 2020, we started to do a couple of updates right off the bat…

Next in the Series - Gratitude and Grieving. Sharing updates ranging from buying our first house to learning about Felicity’s CP diagnosis.

I don't think I can fully express the thankfulness I have in my heart for all that is being established in our lives now that we live in Miami, while also reconciling with the grief I feel about our move from NYC…

It's the end of August and we're on the other side of the dog days of summer. I haven't shared an update in awhile and it's mainly because there has been a lot of change, and I am finding it difficult to process and to put into words what it has all felt like…

Recognize the title of this post? It’s a quote by Lucy from A Charlie Brown Christmas. It’s from the silly scene when she’s asking Schroeder to play Jingle Bells. We watch that special every year, and love when Linus shares, “what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”

We have been working on not overcrowding our schedules, so part of that has meant that although I’ve been wanting to get an update posted, I have consistently pushed that task out further and further. And just like that, it’s been two months…

How are you guys doing? It’s a question that we get a lot, and that is so complicated to answer. It’s hard to find a simple yet honest reply. I’ve started to favor, “We’re getting better.” It feels like the most authentic response - we’ve gone through a lot this year, it doesn’t feel real to say “we’re great!” but we no longer feel as deep in the trenches either. 

We wrapped up the summer by going on our first family vacation as a family of four. The girls and I tagged along at the end of Rob’s last camp of the summer out on Long Island and after camp ended we spent the rest of the weekend with no set agenda except for playing in the pool…

You know things have been pretty busy if it’s been over two months since a blog update. (And that means you’re in for about a bajillion pictures.) I soaked up as much of my maternity leave with the girls as I could and that left little to no room for writing. Once I went back to work nearly four weeks ago, the thought of sitting down to write pretty much went out the window…

The last month has been a beautiful blur. 

Felicity came home on April 10th, after making a truly amazing turn for the better…

Monday is April 8th, also know as “Lucie Day”. It’s the fourth anniversary of when we got to bring Lucie home from the hospital after 111 days in the NICU. Monday is going to be a big day for Felicity, too, with meetings and decisions to be made by her medical team about when she might be able to come HOME! It’s been such a challenging yet AMAZING journey for both our girls.

There’s a look that I see on pretty much every NICU parent's face when we go to the hospital. It’s a mixture of exhaustion, worry, relief, sadness, and maybe a slight attempt of optimism. My heart breaks when I see those vacant expressions, and then I realize they probably see the same look in our faces too. It’s been a hard season, friends. As you know, the last several weeks have been filled with a lot of waiting for test results...

All of the doctors are so impressed when they learn that we’re NICU “pros” since Lucie was a 24 weeker, and had a 16 week stay at the hospital. They try to comfort us by saying that Felicity’s stint won’t be nearly as long…