Today is my Benjamin’s 4th birthday… I cannot believe he’s 4 years old today. He’s a BIG boy. When William was 16 months old, and Alexander 4 months old, I found out I was pregnant. It was mid-February, 2006. I remember being shocked by the news of my pregnancy… shocked, surprised and very, very excited. Another baby! We were ecstatic, [...]

8 years ago today… it was a beautiful Saturday in November… our grandson Andrew decided that it was a great day to be born. Keith and Nicole hadn’t found out the gender of this new little baby, but lots of guesses had been made. This baby would join his Mommy and Daddy and his big sister, Taylor, who would be [...]

Happy 30th Birthday, JANE! There’s nobody like you my Janie-girl… I love you so much! Happ-Happ-HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Love you, Audge

Honest to God, I feel foolish for being so nervous and stressed about the boys’ party. I don’t know why I was. I’m not a type-A person at all, but for some reason I was totally trying to over think the party for the boys. I wanted to make sure there were games and a plan and fun had by [...]

In late June of 1995, I went for my yearly gynecological exam. I was 43 years old and not too concerned about much regarding my physical health. I exercised and ate fairly well, and I had no particular questions for my gynecologist. This examination was purely routine. Or so I thought. It went kind of like this. Me sitting on [...]

Today my mother turns 58 years old. When I look at her, it’s crazy to think she’s turning 58, she doesn’t look 58 to me, at all! A year ago today, I was sitting on an Acela train heading to NYC while my mother kicked off her 57th birthday by skydiving. SKYDIVING. Seriously, I sat there on the train sick [...]

Birthdays are back-to-back for 2 of the McClelland boys every September. William turned 6 years old on the 25th, and Alexander turns 5 years old today! They are exactly 12 months and 3 days apart. From the day Alexander was born, he and William were 2 peas in a pod. And then when Alexander was 18 months old, he was [...]

6 years ago today, the most beautiful boy I had ever seen was placed on my chest. My William. He was 7 pounds, 6 ounces and born exactly on his due date. My friend Christine wrote a beautiful birthday note to her daughter, Laurel that really touched my heart… that letter is the inspiration for this one. So to my [...]

Surprise and Miracle. These are the 2 words that will always describe our Henry . I remember exactly where I was standing when Audrey popped in one morning for a quick visit.  I was at my kitchen counter pouring a cup of coffee… you know, an ordinary moment on an ordinary morning that soon turned into the most extraordinary moment [...]

It was October 16th, 2007… I didn’t have any reason to think I was pregnant except that afternoon when I made Rice-a-Roni for William and Alexander.  As I was standing over the stove mixing the rice, the smell of it made me suddenly sick to my stomach.  So sick that I ran to the bathroom… which had NEVER happened before [...]