Oct 22
For Emrick’s birthday last month, I asked Marcus to pick up a helium birthday balloon when he went to the grocery store the morning of the party. He got a really cute, clear balloon with writing on it, and it was nice and big. You may recall glimpsing it in some of the pics from …
Oct 19
The day was October 7, 2011. Emrick and I were in the formal living room. I had followed him there during his household wanderings because while he likes to be free to explore, he doesn’t like to be left alone. The family room/kitchen area was gated off, as was the dining room, and the rooms …
Oct 11
I finally put the finishing touches on the nursery (nearly six and a half months after Emrick moved into it… with most of that time spent NOT working on it) and I like it. It’s not as polished-looking as some of the ones I’ve seen online, but it’s still pretty cute. The last thing I …
Sep 28
I just heard from the doctor’s office, and the verdict is in: Pookie suffers from Awesome Baby Syndrome. In layman’s terms, this means that Emrick’s bloodwork and x-rays came back normal. He has no growth hormone or thyroid problems, and there is “no evidence” at this point that he has hypochondroplasia. He’s just proportioned like …
Sep 27
The day before Pookie’s birthday, we took him to a studio to get his first-ever professional photographs taken. Yes, first ever. When I was in the hospital recovering from the c-section, I was told that a professional photographer would be dropping by my room to offer his services. It wasn’t until I was discharged from …
Sep 26
This morning Emrick and I drove up to Salt Lake City to see the pediatric endocrinologist to whom we were referred by our regular pediatrician. This is the appointment I made more than 3 months ago, after our regular doctor thought maybe we should look into the fact that Emrick has such a small body …
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