ABM + Dr. Zelinsky

I can hardly believe the places this journey is taking us. So much going on! Let's begin at the beginning

Rachel at Stitched in ColorJuly 16, 2015family, special needs, Eleni Comments

Eleni, 4 months

It's odd how time contorts under pressure. It seems like so much more than 4 months of trauma - the shock, the worry, the tears

Rachel at Stitched in ColorJuly 1, 2015family, special needs, Eleni Comments

Flowers for Eleni

It arrived on Friday, a big squishy package from my dear friend, Jodi. I knew what I'd find inside, and I got exactly this far, then stopped.

Rachel at Stitched in ColorJune 8, 2015special needs, Eleni Comments

Eleni, 3 months

It seems miss Eleni was rather uninspired by the prospect of a photo shoot this morning. She fell right asleep, so I rolled her over and decided

Rachel at Stitched in ColorMay 29, 2015family, special needs, Eleni Comments

together Alone

So much has changed. The things I used to do, I don't. I don't have time to walk with friends, follow my favorite blogs

Rachel at Stitched in ColorMay 26, 2015Eleni Comments

Eleni, 2 months

I got the idea from my friend, Ara Jane, to document my baby's growth on a fresh yard of fabric every month.

Rachel at Stitched in ColorApril 29, 2015family, special needs, Eleni Comments

for the Kindness of Strangers

When it feels like everything is breaking, when your pain is so raw that it can't be hidden away

Rachel at Stitched in ColorApril 8, 2015bags, scraps, special needs, Eleni Comments

home at last

Good news - Eleni came home on Sunday! Has it really been just three days? I feel a world keeps passing with each day

Rachel at Stitched in ColorApril 1, 2015children's clothing, family, Eleni Comments

the NICU

I thought you might like a little update on Eleni. Since we last talked she has been stable in the NICU and seems to move her body more

Rachel at Stitched in ColorMarch 27, 2015children's clothing, dress, special needs, Eleni Comments

in the evenings

I am often struck as I come across it again, confronted and disoriented with the strange reality that my baby was just fine, totally fine at that time.

Rachel at Stitched in ColorMarch 18, 2015crochet, special needs, Eleni Comments

an update on Eleni

Thank-you for your loving thoughts and prayers. I just wish I could bring you better news. Most of all, I wish all this love could heal her.

Rachel at Stitched in ColorMarch 6, 2015family, Eleni Comments

Eleni's Birth

Friends, As many of you have likely guessed, miss Eleni did make her appearance this weekend. However, things did not go at all as planned.

Rachel at Stitched in ColorMarch 3, 2015family, Eleni Comments

giving Birth

I've been thinking a lot lately about giving birth. Suddenly, it's almost all I can think of, actually.

Rachel at Stitched in ColorDecember 23, 2014family, Eleni Comments

the story of our Babes

On Saturday we had our first ultrasound. I was a little over 14 weeks. Moments into the procedure

Rachel at Stitched in ColorSeptember 10, 2014family, for baby, Eleni Comments

dear Cabbage

Soon Cabbage settled in along the shore to take in the sights and sounds of the surf, when what should she spot out of the corner of her eye?

Rachel at Stitched in ColorJuly 4, 2014Eleni Comments

the big Good News

In February my husband gave me the best gift of all - he decided we will have another child, something I've been longing for for years and years.

Rachel at Stitched in ColorMay 20, 2013family, for baby, Eleni Comments

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