Family

Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Six Months Later

I’m back with an IUGR update on my sister’s son, Titus! If you’re new here, I’ll quickly explain. My sister’s third baby was diagnosed with intrauterine growth restriction in the third trimester and was born weighing four pounds. You can find posts on their journey here: part I, part II, part III, and part IV).

Titus is now six months old(!), so I thought it would be fun to post an update on how he’s doing and how Hannah has gracefully continued to parent and give thanks to God in all circumstances.

Baby boy wearing blue hoodie and smiling at the beach in the Outer Banks

Once again, this post is a question and answer style with me asking and my sister answering. Let’s dive in! (more…)

Behind the Picture

It’s time for a behind the picture post! I haven’t done one of these in quite some time (2020 and 2016 were the last two times). The point of these posts is to show that social media and even blogging only shows a snapshot of someone’s life.

So, I’m here to share the reality behind some pictures and poke fun at myself and my life because as always, I like to keep it real around here!

Pink cake with buttercream flowers

Cakes! This was the original trial of the daisy cake I made recently. I tried to do the flowers in buttercream and it was not happening… so I just spread them out and made a swirly pink cake that we brought to church one Wednesday night. You win some and you lose some, right? (more…)