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Minor Procedure
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October 17, 2017 by themommahen

Our older boy, my H2, has had episodes of SVT (rapid heart rate) for five years now. It was managed …
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Category: Day in the Life, H#2, Hatchlings, Milestones, Parenting | Tags: ablation, catheterization, heart, kid's health, pediatric cardiology, supraventricular tachycardia, SVT
Looking Up
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February 24, 2017 by themommahen

I used to spend a lot of time worrying about staying in the moment, not getting distracted and enjoying the here and now. I think I’ve gotten better. Maybe too good, because now I’m realizing that the here and now is slipping into the past, and the future is sneaking up on me while I languish in the present.

Category: H#1, Introspective perspective, Poetry, Ramblings, Random | Tags: first born, H#1, Living in the moment
#MaddWithJosh
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September 9, 2016 by themommahen

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Sweet Nothings
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September 9, 2016 by themommahen

Mommy, I don’t need anything else but you…” …mumbled by a very sleepy almost-6yo-H3 this morning Siiiiighhhhhhhh…

Category: Day in the Life, Mouths of Babes, Uncategorized | Tags: Day in the Life, Hatchling #3, kid quotes, Kids, Kids Say the Darndest Things, Thankful
Farmer in Fog
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December 14, 2015 by themommahen

**Image edited to better show”the farmer.”

Category: Day in the Life, Farm Life, Photos, Uncategorized | Tags: backyard chickens, Chickens, Day in the Life, Pictures, The Husband
Losing Our Grip On Realistic Expectations in Kindergarten?
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November 3, 2015 by themommahen

I came across this article today on my news feed and read it with interest, as I have a child …
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Category: Random, Ripped from the Headlines | Tags: child development, education, Kindergarten, Random, schools, standards, teachers, Wendy Bradshaw
Why I’m Glad We Splurged on our Wedding Pictures
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August 29, 2015 by themommahen

Seventeen years ago. Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire were in a homerun race that didn’t require an asterisk yet; we …
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Category: Marriage, Milestones, Photos | Tags: Anniversary, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Cubbies, Peter Thurin Photographer, weddings

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Our older boy, my H2, has had episodes of SVT (rapid heart rate) for five years now. It was managed with medication for a while, then seemed to go away, but then came back last school year. Due to the unpredictability of it and the resulting disruption and anxiety it causes him, he is scheduled for a heart ablation catheterization procedure tomorrow early in the morning. Hopefully the doctors will be able to find and eliminate the extra electrical pathways responsible. Fortunately, this is a pretty routine procedure with great success rates. But as the saying goes, no surgery or procedure is minor if it's happening to you or a loved one. We welcome prayers, good vibes, positive thoughts, juju, mojo, whatever our friends can muster. (This picture was taken two weeks ago during an echocardiogram. He was fascinated, and I couldn't help but remember the first time I got to hear that same, sweet heartbeat...) ❤

Totally disturbing. #halloween

H2 suggested we go on a nature walk yesterday through the woods with walkie talkies. (And BB guns, of course, because, boys.) It was hot, it was muggy, it was thorny, it was spider webby, it was buggy, it was tiring.
But.
We found a snapping turtle shell and almost perfect skeleton, a giant orb weaver spider in all its splendor, a great place for a fort, lots of obstacles to traverse, and a new path home. And that made it all worth it.

Do we look like we know what we're doing? #old #tailgating #goheels🐏 #goirish🍀 #wedontgetoutmuch

Finished! #colorrun #chathamcharter20

Full moon in front of us, sunrise behind us. #fullmoon #sunrise #chathamnc

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