Ivy’s been taking a step or two here or there for a couple weeks now, but this morning she finally did what I think can be called a “walk” — it was 5 deliberate steps, not those foot movements that accompany falling forward, heh. Her little toes were pointed out and she was reaching for […]

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I can sense something in the wind… *grin*

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Well, the meeting with the doctor today was fairly uneventful, which is good. Results from the stress test were normal – “no blockages.” In fact, the BP today was great – 118/78 🙂 So, I “just” have a mild mitral valve regurgitation. Cause is not known – could have been congenital, but who knows. The […]

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I have been a hobby-level househunter for going on 15 years now. It’s taken me from the outskirts of Ft. Bend county where a very early boggy version of Sienna Plantation was under development in the mid-1990s, to now around and in the Heights area of Houston (where we currently rent). Along the way, marriage […]

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We drive past it every morning when Joey drops me off at work in the office downtown, so today with things being slow in the office, I decided to walk over to the Houston Heritage museum in Sam Houston Park and take a tour of the old buildings there. Saw some pretty nifty stuff and […]

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The day after her birthday, we all went to see the Astros host the Mets at Minute Maid Park. It was Ivy’s first baseball game, and she did fairly well. A bit wiggly, but with all that energy in one little body, who can sit still THAT long. The Astros won the game (complete with […]

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OK, so yesterday I took off the afternoon to go get my scheduled stress test out of the way. This consisted of different types of breathing into a tube (with and without a snorkel-like mouthpiece) in a “rested” state, and while on a stationary bike of increasing levels of resistance. The tech was a young, […]

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Here’s your fuss. Happy Birthday, my dear 🙂 *mwah*

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This was an all-day preparation, even though most of the food was pre-made (except for the cupcakes and cake). I had fun with the day, though, and I think everyone else did, too 🙂 The really cute beehive cakepan that Mom ordered wasn’t here by noon on Saturday, so I went with a makeshift alternative. […]

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Exactly one year ago today, you came into our lives, and have been such a wonderful and complete blessing, every day. Happy Birthday, Ivy Sommer Dutton!

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