A Lil Lytnin' Strikes Lung Cancer

Yesterday morning I got a call from the NICU telling me that they were taking Mikaela for an echocardiogram because has a heart murmur and w...

I have been repeatedly told that the NICU experience is an intricate dance of "two steps forward, one step back." After what has b...

When I arrived in the NICU today, I was shocked to discover that they had opened the lids to both girls' incubators. Wow, what a great ...

Late Tuesday night (March 8), after a dramatic emergency c-section (let's just say I am very grateful I was in the hospital), our beauti...

(Big sigh of relief) We have made it to a major milestone, 32 weeks pregnant (the point at which survival and disability rates greatly impro...

These past few weeks in the hospital have given me a very simplified way of approaching each day. Essentially, my one purpose right now it t...

I was joking with Jason that I kinda feel like I'm in a minimum security prison. He told me that he saw a special on a minimum security ...

Answer: In the hospital. Yes, this pregnancy has been quite crazy, and now it looks like I will be in the hospital until the girls are born,...

We were playing in the backyard, and I heard Zander say, "All done! All done, itsy bitsy spider! ALL DONE ITSY BITSY SPIDER!!!" I ...

Last Thursday I discovered that Zander has been keeping a secret from us: he can walk. For those of you who haven't seen us lately, Zand...

They start driving young in Michigan! Check the rear-view mirror... Hands at 10 and 2 ... Keep your eyes on the road! Woah,...

I've recently discovered that, in addition to having a wonderfully sweet little boy, I also have a child who loves to help with housewor...

We had a great trip to New York, visiting with family and celebrating my niece's confirmation. Here is the lovely Kate. Congratulatio...

It was a quiet day for our hero. He played happily, taking a short break from fighting crime throughout the land. Little did he know that ...

Today was a gorgeous fall day. Z and I spent the morning soaking up the sun on our semi-finished (okay, let's just say functional) sun p...

Jason and I took little Z on a trip to a pumpkin patch with a few other young families. We took a hay ride out to the patch and selected our...

We did it! Team Tomalia completed the Big House Big Heart 5K race! Little Zander got his personal best time at 1 hour and 5 minutes. Here he...