I can’t believe it’s been nearly two years since my fingers graced this blog. For that, I am sorry. I have been busy. I have both good…… Read more “Pennel to Paper is now– Life With Laylan!”

I recently bragged that Adam was six months seizure free. And then he had three… in a month. Once I heard him crash to the ground and…… Read more “In sickness and health”

This blog post is more than twenty years in the making. It’s raw and uncensored because that’s the way this story needs to be told. It’s about…… Read more “Facing my fat addiction”

This post has been a long time coming, and I’ve needed time to roll it over in my head- exactly what I want to say- before actually…… Read more “I regret breastfeeding.”

Lo turns one year old in just over a week; one year ago at this time, I was about to go into labor. What. A. Year. In…… Read more “The day I met you”

Note: Adam has very specific types of seizures and the recommendations in this post have been shown to treat his case; for your own safety, speak with…… Read more “Perserverance: the key to overcoming epilepsy”

Before you’re a parent, there are sanctimonious moments that you have when looking at others’ parenting. I’d never let my child (insert anything here)… Here are a…… Read more “In Defense of Co-Sleeping”

Before we had a baby, flying was a way of life for us: we’d been all over the US on lots of planes over the last 7 years.…… Read more “Up in the Air with Baby Lo”