I’ve been thinking about the miracle of life during Advent, and all the blessings it beholds. I’ve also been remembering what we were facing this time last year. One baby on the way, and another heading into major surgery. If Bastien hadn’t gotten sick in December, we would have been just getting out of the [...]

What a long, strange trip it’s been with this whole head morphing thing. We still have another 12 months of possible changes, but are pretty happy at six-months out. Let me take you back to the beginning, when we were young and oh-so-brave. Then two weeks later… And then a few more weeks and months [...]

For all you non-philosophical types, the answer is no. This morning we woke up to our third unexpected tree loss in two years here on the farm. Kinda scary, since Bastien and I play around that tree all the time, and Mazzy’s all but climbed it to retrieve many a stuck ball. My only consolation [...]

From January 20 – February 20 Cheating a little as this photo was snapped yesterday. Still bulge-y and squinty. Actually, his left side is pretty good looking. The incision looks great too and is almost all covered by hair (just a few random stitches and scabs left). We have had no recent head-bumping scares, which [...]

If it does, I will blame the insurance company. Because why would they approve an expensive surgery that does that? Please don’t let this man be our plastic surgeon’s inspiration. Please oh please oh please. (Nothing personal, Mr. Arrington).