Category: Children

  • 6 Minutes

    6 Minutes

    Our day began as all Saturdays do: kids get up at the crack of dawn and Derek and I pry ourselves out of bed, barely functioning. Luckily today, I decided it would be a good morning to clean the carpets and then go outside to plant flowers and do some yard work. Around 8:00, I…

  • 40% vs 1%

    40% vs 1%

    Today we headed down to Baltimore again for our genetic testing results and a neurology follow-up. Again, another early morning commute down I-83 aka the construction highway, to an appointment that we may or may not receive answers or recommendations from. I was exceptionally nervous today for the appointments. We have been waiting for genetic…

  • A B(e)acon of Hope

    If you’ve been reading previous posts, you’ll know that G’s appetite has come and gone several times over the past year. He’s extremely picky when it comes to textures and hates spicy foods (to which Derek is convinced he’s not his child). It seems that if Greyson eats something he doesn’t like, he will never…

  • The Tooth Fairy

    For the past 2 months or so, Greyson’s insurance company has been bugging me to take him for his first dental appointment. Coincidentally, I’ve been avoiding taking him for the past 2 years or so. With the amount of specialists we see on a regular basis, I really neglected his “typical” appointments. I finally bit…

  • Magic (Greyson) Mike

    An evening ritual at the Martin house Greyson is going to love overalls. At least he better, because he’s going to be wearing them round the clock soon. For about a month now, we have had our evening Magic Mike show, featuring Greyson Michael Martin. It’s the same routine- come home, change his diaper, eat…