Life

Appointments, Things I Google, and Our Duties

Our week started off with a bang: Dakota has been sick and had a coughing fit that scared me. She was gasping for air, so congested, and her eyes were goopy. I called our pediatrician’s office and had her seen. Poor Kota Bear has her first ear infection. I’m glad I brought her in when I did because the doctor said her eardrum was bulging (but thankfully it didn’t rupture!).

Dakota’s fan club at the doctor’s office 😂

Now we’re doing ten days of antibiotics and she’s taking them like a champ. She has been so pleasant despite being sick. Early one morning, she was coughing and sniffling at 3:00 am and Jimmy was using a bulb syringe to suction her nose and she was smiling so hard at him! Who does that 🤣 (more…)

Full Circle Creek, Trampoline Park, and Positive Power Loss

Dakota made her first visit to one of our favorite places: the creek! We had a warm evening, so we went to the trail and creek near our house for the first time this season.

See her little head poking out of the baby carrier?!

I couldn’t help thinking about the day I took Mordecai and Sadie there when I found out I was pregnant with her and then when I was struggling with morning sickness. I was in the thick of nausea and so unsure of what life would look like nine months from then. I stood at that creek the other evening just feeling wave after wave of gratitude to God for our family and the past several months. (more…)