Author Archives: casey coombs

When I moved into my house I allowed my black thumb to purchase three supposedly “unkillable” houseplants. I figured if I could keep them alive for a year I’d allow myself to purchase more, maybe even grow a flower outside. My houseplants successfully survived more than an entire year. Then I brought home a baby.Continue reading “the houseplants never smiled at me.”

So I don’t want to have to admit this, but given that I’ve kind of got a reputation for being honest and something about the truth setting me free…here goes. I am having a hard time. Not emotionally…as in PPD…in fact there have been many moments over the last few weeks were I have heldContinue reading “sad babies, ferret milk and a confession.”

A week and a half ago I wrote about something being wrong with Vivi and so many of you came out to support us through the scary unknown that is a sick baby. I just wanted to give you a little update on the little peanut that has caused me so many tears, happy ones,Continue reading “viviculties…resolved, somewhat.”

Let’s discuss the fact that when I started this blog Addie looked something like this… And today? This… If you feel an overwhelming need to go grab your baby out of bed, no matter how old they are, and squeeze the ever loving daylights out of them? I don’t blame you one teeny little bit.

I have sat in front of my computer for the last several years watching people fight over breast vs. bottle. My milk never came in with Addie and while I was always curious what die hard lactivists had to say about such a thing, I never got involved. Don’t poke the boob bears. I alwaysContinue reading “demand with no supply.”

Confession. I wasn’t very pleased with my due date when I heard what it was. It was too close to Cody’s birthday, my birthday, Mother’s Day and the Indy 500. Yeah. Upon finding out I was finally pregnant after 6 long years of hoping and waiting and trying I was disappointed to find out I’dContinue reading “the one where a tiny miracle outdoes the biggest plans.”

Vivienne made a very dramatic entrance into this world, apparently it wasn’t in her plans to be four days late and she made sure we all knew that she was not happy with the delay. Vivi has had to return to the hospital every day this week for one test or another. Today’s being anContinue reading “viviculties.”

If you know Cody then you’ll know that he is the very strong, very silent type. He doesn’t show much emotion, especially strong emotions. There have only been two times in our ten year marriage that Cody has been unable to control what he’s feeling on the inside from showing on the outside. The firstContinue reading “the one about my heart nearly exploding.”

That is the sound of a thousand bursting uteri.