Category: Memories
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Opening the Nursery
Before I jump into the blog, I want to extend a heartfelt ‘Thank you’ to all of you who read my blogs. I wrote a blog in early January about how Theo and I would open the nursery to prepare for Stryder’s arrival. The number of people who read, followed up with us, and/or prayed…
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Happy 2nd Birthday, Archer!
I know it’s cheezy to say that one of the best days of my life was when Archer entered the world on June 26, 2021. As I reflect today, all 292 days with him were the best days of my life. I think I can speak for Theo and say he would agree with me. …
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Last Hospital Admittance
In 2022, we were discharged from the hospital on April 1st and spent almost a whole week at home. We had to go in for regular blood drawls and dressing changes for his PICC line, but we were okay with that, knowing that we got to spend time with Archer at home. On April 7th,…
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Easter Socks
Last year, on April 1st, Archer was discharged from the hospital for what we thought would be the last time. Spoiler alert, we do end up back in the hospital. However, we were so excited to get him home. We sat him on the couch the moment we got home, even though it was late,…
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Archer’s Fate – March 28th
One year ago, today was probably one of my life’s top 10 worst days. Every morning between 8-10 am, the doctors would do their rounds at the hospital. We would hear what the doctors thought was going on with Archer. This day was just different… Archer had some genetic testing done earlier in his hospital…
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Work Anniversary
I started my new job from the couch in our hospital room on Monday, March 7, 2022. Honestly, my work anniversary is a little bittersweet for me. I LOVE my job and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. However, my anniversary reminds me of everything we went through with Archer. My organization is mobile, which…
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March 5th
It was 6 am on Saturday, and Theo woke me up. His face showed concern and even a bit of fear. He said, “I think something is wrong with Archer.” All I remember is shooting out of bed and getting dressed in whatever I could find while Theo told me everything that was happening with…
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Wonder & Awe of Christmas
For the first time in a few months, and maybe even since Archer passed, I look at pictures and smile. Of course, I still cry because it makes me miss him. The pictures of the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year” remind me that Christmas with Archer truly was wonderful and magical. When you have…
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Archer & the Cardboard Box
Archer loved to explore the world, as long as his hands weren’t getting dirty, of course! (For those who don’t know, Archer HATED to be dirty – hands, feet, or diaper, haha). We have a cat, Zeus, and we leave cardboard boxes here and there for him to play and rest in. It’s like his…
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Snuggles
The other day, I was alone and started to think about Archer, of course, how much I miss him, and a memory hit me. Archer LOVED to sleep, which is a lot like his mama. But he could sleep doing almost anything or anywhere EXCEPT his crib. I remember how we had to keep him…