Angela is doing great! She had a few rough days last week, but seems to have turned the corner now. She isn't able to tolerate bolus fe...

We had originally planned for Angela to be in the hospital anywhere from 2-4 weeks, allowing her liver time to adjust to it's new blood...

Thirteen years ago today, in the city of Belgrade, a baby boy was born. He was very much wanted, planned for and loved while in his mother...

I can't believe it's been five days since Angela's surgery. It has both dragged on and sped past, all at the same time. Hospita...

For the first 19 years and 6 months, we didn't know that Angela's liver wasn't able to function properly. We spent 11 years tre...

This morning we were given fantastic news. Angela's surgeons met again yesterday to discuss a new option for closing the Portal shunt. ...

I've been a bit quiet, I know. I need to post updates on Audrey. It has been a *very* long two months, with another couple of months go...

Years ago, December 2011 to be exact, I traveled to Serbia to meet a little boy we would come to call Asher. During my visits there I met a...

Two years ago today I posted this. Its been months since I've read it, because I cannot read it without tears stinging my eyes. I remem...

Dear Department of Homeland Security, As part of our adoption finalization process it has been required we verify the Certificate of Citi...

Two years ago today, three exhausted people arrived at the Minneapolis St Paul International Airport: M e, Axel, and newly adopted Audrey....

Monday, 3/21 is World Down Syndrome day 2016, to honor the three copies of the 21st chromosome, which is what makes Down syndrome.  We ha...

Every day Angela asks me, "How many days until my surgery?"  We're both anxious, but I think for very different reas...

It was just a little over four years ago (December 2011) that we brought this tiny little boy home. We named him Asher. He was so very tiny...

Today we met with the surgeons at the University of Minnesota to discuss our three options for treatments of Angela's liver malformatio...

Its very tough to get into Audrey's mouth. She is very good about letting me brush - even demanding requesting her teeth be brushed wh...

I hate when the information comes in bits and pieces. Just give it to me all at once so we can figure out what to do, make decisions and al...

This trip wasn't about fancy. It wasn't about 5 star restaurants. I didn't pack any make up. We didn't pack and "nice...