Laina MooreNov 9, 20182 minMicrotia Awareness Day! Today is National Microtia Awareness Day. Today is a day to spread awareness of the rare condition that Nolan was born with. In the first...
Laina MooreNov 6, 20182 minThe Bad News & The Good NewsThis is when most people ask, "Do you want the good news or the bad news first?" -- I always choose the bad news so that I can end on a h...
Laina MooreNov 4, 20182 minSpeechless.Speechless. That isn't a word that I usually use to describe myself, but that is the exact feeling that Joel and I have at this moment. J...
Laina MooreOct 26, 20182 minShare Your StoryWhen I first started this blog, the goal was to update friends and family with what was going on each week with Nolan. Quickly I started ...
Laina MooreOct 21, 20181 min18 Days AwayToday I woke up and couldn’t stop staring at this little one. He is the happiest baby and loves to laugh. We are so lucky. Some moment...
Laina MooreOct 17, 20182 minWhat to go to the beach babe? This past month we went on our first family vacation. Just the 3 of us. Joel and I have both dreamed about this day since before we got m...
Laina MooreOct 8, 20181 min4 Months Old! Happy Four Months Nolan! Time is still flying, you are still growing before our eyes, and we are continually falling more in love with yo...
Laina MooreSep 16, 20183 minHeart Surgery I have gone to write this post four times now but keep getting distracted. If I am honest with you all and with myself the "distracted" i...
Laina MooreSep 10, 20181 minUneasyThat is the best word I can use to describe this waiting feeling. Tomorrow we go to Nolan's cardiologist for his second echocardiogram. H...
Laina MooreSep 6, 20182 minExceptional Circumstancesnor·mal ˈnôrməl/adjective conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected."it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food"synonym...
Laina MooreSep 5, 20182 minThe Story of MooreWhen I first started this blog (only three months ago), the goal was to simply have a place to share Nolan's story with our friends and f...
Laina MooreSep 4, 20181 min3 Months Old! Two Month Appointment 25 inches long (81th percentile) 12 lb 10 oz (25th percentile) Dear Nolan, I think month 3 has been the quickest on...
Laina MooreAug 13, 20184 minHearing Tests & Hearing Aids Sooo a baby in a hearing aid might be the cutest thing I have ever seen. All babies are given a standard hearing test when they are born....
Laina MooreAug 8, 20181 minHappy Two Month Birthday! Two Month Appointment 23.5 inches long (75th percentile) 10 lb 12.5 oz (25th percentile) I am finally publishing this post almost a month...
Laina MooreJul 6, 20184 minBrain Food - Week 7 Gratitude. Something we have been showing much more of recently. Even in the hardest of days we still find things to be thankful for. Thi...
Laina MooreJul 6, 20186 minRound Two - Week 6I keep telling people we feel like we are living in The Land of Opposites. The last 6 weeks have been the most joyous and the hardest wee...
Laina MooreJun 28, 20182 minGood News! It was about damn time! Tuesday, June 19 Today we had two appointments. One was a weight check at our pediatrician, and the other was a 2...
Laina MooreJun 28, 20181 minHappy One Month Birthday! One Month Appointment 21.75 inches long (50th percentile) 8 lb 0 oz (25th percentile) Dear Nolan, Your first month of life came and went....
Laina MooreJun 28, 20182 minOne Step Forward, Two Steps BackWhen you are living in the middle of unknowns it is hard to celebrate wins. Large or small, you are just waiting for something to go wron...
Laina MooreJun 28, 20184 minGenetics - Week 5I have gone to write this post four times now. We had to do an x-ray series of Nolan's bones at CHOA. It was by far the hardest thing we ...