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Just a short note of my blessings.

These tiny hands hold more love than any one else I have ever known. He loves from morning until night. His smile is bigger and brighter than anyone I know. I am sometimes envious of how open and affectionate he is. He is the polar opposite of his Mama and I love each and every second of it!! I want him to simply hold on to that joy and pure love for all the days of his life. I am truly the most blessed Mama in the world to have such a sweet and strong warrior to call my son!! #tritonkolt #mamasbaby #prayinghands #sweetestbabyever

Making The Switch To Natural Cruelty Free Cleaners

Once I came home from the NICU I may have become slightly obsessive about the house being clean, but all the chemicals around my little heart warrior worried me. So in true OCD mom fashion, I got on google, and researched what was safest to use around babies, and which products had the best reviews from fellow moms. Then I went to YouTube, and there I found an entire community of moms who like me didn't want to use unnecessary chemicals around their little ones. So I watched many videos, and listened to countless reviews to make my informed decision. I then picked some brands to try and went to my local market to get all new cleaners. I was so excited to start our new chemical free journey, and when I arrived at my local market I found that I was in for a struggle on this new path. I had less than ten products to choose from locally, and that wasn't going to cut keeping my house spotless for my little man. So I bought the few I could fin...

A letter to myself at my prenatal diagnosis

A Letter To Myself At My Prenatal Diagnosis What I Would Tell Myself About Triton’s Diagnosis You will know more love than you thought possible. I cried so hard when the doctor first mentioned that he thought Triton might have Down Syndrome. I worried immediately about the unknown. If I had known then exactly how I feel now I never would have shed one tear. Dear Shannon, Right now you are full of worry and fear. A thousand thoughts race through your head as you wonder what this means for your beautiful little boy. You are scared that you may lose him, and that thought is unimaginable. You will spend the next weeks learning all you can about all of the health issues that may affect your angel. You will take a crash course on Congenital Heart Defects and Trisomy 21, and you will not feel any better once you have learned all you can. I know you have prepared yourself for the worst, but here is a little secret…… he is a pure miracle. He arrives early and small, only to steal the hea...

Second Time Around With The Youngs

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