As you know Sharon’s nanny passed away recently. One of the things that most affected Nanny when she was alive was when we lost Noah. She, along with Glenda and Bump raced down here from Maryland to be at our side. Nanny had been looking forward to Noah’s birth with such excitement that she was devastated when she learned of his passing. She kept a photo by her bed of him from then on.

A light crowd on the Ocean City Boardwalk.This is a beach town I have visited several times before and really enjoyed it. It has a totally different pace than Pensacola Beach, TOTALLY! Now that can be good or bad, depending on what you are looking for. Ocean City lacks any secluded beach areas like Pensacola [...]

Every parent says it, “I cannot believe it has been a year already!” and they also say, “look how big she has gotten!” I think both things as I look through her pics from birth to now. It has been an incredible journey. OI so thankful I never missed a day. By working at home I saw her wake up every day, and kissed her goodnight at the end of it. I got to see her go from a bobble head to now running around talking. She can even use a fork and even strum a guitar! Where did my baby go?

We make a point to celebrate our little boy Noah’s birthday every year. It is a very hard day for us yet very special and one we look forward to. Sometimes it does not make sense to call it his birthday as he was never born that day. While Sharon did deliver him physically, his spirit had already passed on. He never took a breath.

A ritual we do as a family is got to the same place on the beach and release balloons up to him with Happy Birthday wishes on them. And not to let Nora out we let her send up a pink balloon . . .

The littlest Santa’s helper ever!The big thing this Christmas was that it was Nora’s first! Even though she is too young to enjoy or have any idea what is going on, her parents sure had fun. We started the Christms cheer with going to the Mall to see Santa a few days before Christmas. Again, [...]

A Birthday Balloon Sent from a Lost SoleFirst of all let me say a quick Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I am so thankful for so many things this year, but most of all for little Nora. As everyone knows I am finishing up my book so it will be available for sale on Black Friday, [...]

First of all I am having to type this while Nora is laying on my desk in front of me, squirming like crazy and getting quite fussy. Time to hand her back to Mommy soon, my milk has yet to come in :) With everything going on, newborn baby, work overload, the 365 Project, [...]

Nora relaxing in her swing after a long day of adventuring.Well time is going by pretty quickly and it is amazing to see the changes that have taken place with Nora already. she is starting to look less like the angry old man when she came out, to a sweet baby girl. She is definitely [...]

Okay, so there we were in the delivery room, I had just cut the cord. They then placed her on Sharon’s chest and we both cried again, all three as a family at last. The moment was perfect. But as with all moment they are fleeting, but the memory of a great one gets burned [...]

(As a preface, I must tell you I am typing this entry as I sit in the dark at the hospital with Sharon taking a rest and baby Nora in her bassinet sleeping snug as a bug in a rug right next to me making the cutest cooing noises ever, all is perfect in the [...]