I'm Susie, 23. I've been married 3 years to Matt, 25. We have Oceana who is 2 1/2 and Joshua who was born 7 Jan 2008. Joshua had an encephalocele - a neural tube defect - that has left a hole in his skull. His brain grew out through the back of the skull into a membrane-covered sack. We thought it...
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Joshua's 5th Birthday
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
5 years. Half a decade. How did this happen 'Shua? How could you possibly be 5?
Sweet boy, words fail me. I love you so much and I wish you were here. I wish it every ti ...
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Cora Rose - Birth Story
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
It's already been 12 weeks since Cora was born, so I thought it was high time I wrote out what I remember of her birth story before I forgot it.
I should have expec ...
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Cora Rose
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
My "little" beauty arrived Monday, April 9th at 4:52pm. She weighed a very surprising 8lb. 15oz, and is 21in long. By far my biggest.... a whopping 13oz bigge ...
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Christmas Day
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
Our little girls gave us until just around 8am to sleep. Thanks to a late Christmas Eve service.
They really loved their new sleeping bags Momma made.
Nao ...
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The wane in blogging
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
In the past when I've neglected my blog, I'd run back and apologize. I'm sorry I left you! I'm really here still! Here are the reasons for my absence...
But the truth ...
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Etsy Sale
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
I tried going out to Kohls and Bed, Bath, and Beyond at midnight on Black Friday, came home to sleep for 2 hours, and then went back out to KMart and Joann Fabric ...
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The Big Reveal
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
Our little one is doing great. Healthy, with no defects, no issues. Nothing to report. The doctor (high risk, maternal fetal medicine) said, "We don't need to see you again. ...
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Recently
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
Has it really been almost 2 months since I've put any photos of the girls up here?
It's ok, you can yell at me.
Here's a few photos from recently.
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Not so long ago...
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
Once upon a time I didn't understand.
Once upon a time I was ignorant to the sorrows of the world.
Once upon a time I had no idea.
When I was jus ...
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The truth of the matter
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Susie
Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health
.... is that tonight instead of cleaning my kitchen and folding laundry, I pinned puffy sleeves on a bodice and watched a documentary on Netflix.
.... is that tonigh ...
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