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Elijah's SVT and Asthma Diagnosis

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If you had told me that our goofy little boy, who was blowing up a balloon and watching it launch across the room, would have a cardiac episode just a few hours later, I wouldn't have believed you. In fact, I would have just told you that was impossible and would never happen. At least it could never happen to us. And then it did. On Sunday morning Elijah woke up with a little bit of a cough but was otherwise acting totally silly and normal. His breathing seemed a little labored but it was nothing too concerning. I was vigilant and a little concerned but decided to just keep a close eye on him. I gave him Claritin for his allergies and some cough medicine for his cough. He said he was feeling really hot and wanted to take off his shirt and asked me to rub his back. He started to doze off a bit and seemed only slightly uncomfortable.  That was when I noticed some pretty severe retraction in his belly, chest and the base of his throat. He was really struggling to breathe. What I thou...
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Charles "Charlie" Marshall Graham

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Charles "Charlie" Marshall Graham 10/24/24 6:22pm 18.5" 5lbs 7oz Chocolate Marshmallow​ Graham Our sweet little s'more has finally joined us! Over the summer we took a road trip with family. As we were sitting around the campfire making s'mores together, one of our nephews joked we should name the baby Graham Graham. Another nephew said it should be Graham Marshmallow Graham. My sister in law suggested we have a chocolate thrown in there. Like Choc, Chuck, Charles! Charlie. I mentioned my grandfather's name was Marshall and that Charles Marshall sounded very handsome. I looked at Thomas, chuckled a little bit, and we both agreed that the name sounded really great. Our niece joked that we thought we were done having kids, but we just needed s'more! It all came together so perfectly. And that was when our little Charlie was officially named. Our very own little s'more! We are over the moon and so in love. Our sweet nephew that helped name Charlie gifted...
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Dear Baby

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Dear Baby, My sweet little babe. Our sweet little babe. What a surprise you have been! After years and years of being told we couldn't do it on our own, you proved them wrong! You snuck right in when we thought we were complete.  When I was pregnant with your big brother Tommy, I was already mourning the thought of having my last baby. I love being pregnant, dreaming of who they'll be, and look forward to labor and meeting them for the first time. I couldn't accept the fact that he was my last pregnancy, last labor, or last baby. I wanted all the babies!  But as Tommy got older, I started to accept our new reality. I was finally letting that door shut and allowing that chapter to close. I was sad, but I was looking forward to watching your siblings do so many fun things! New sports, plays, clubs, and growing and learning and coming into their own personalities. I was finally content. A family of six! But then BAM! There you were! We couldn't believe it. We still have a ...
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Her Babies

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  Her Babies For years she dreamt and waited to learn, A mother to be she anxiously yearned. The "baby hog" she'd grown up to be, A nurturing nature they loved to see. Babysitting and nannying were all a good sport, But her dreams became closer as they started to court. First comes love then comes marriage, Then comes trouble and heartbreak and miscarriage. Appointments and doctors and testing and pills, The waiting and wondering pushed their wills. "I don't want to try again. It's all just too much." "Just give it one more month", he said with a hunch. And that "one more" was all it would be, A tiny heartbeat, and then there were three. It was early, they said, but it all looks good. She knew it was a boy. Finally she could. The happiness and wonderment and dreaming and joy, She loved that baby, she loved that boy. So again they tried to give him a buddy, But once again that path grew quite muddy. The mud and the blood and the fleeti...
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