How it all began

Ralph and I have been together since the summer of 2008 but it all began in 1992. Ralph's sister, Colleen and I have been best friends since 6th grade and we grew up at each other's houses throughout the years. Ralph was always around but being the younger brother was forbidden to be around us (not that he wanted to make up dances with us). We said hi during high school and when I needed a jersey to wear to school on Fridays, Ralph was nice enough to let me wear his. He visited Kent State while I was there once to look at the football team and campus but decided against attending. He joined the Marine Corps and we spoke through emails every now and then just to see how the other was doing. Life went on and our paths finally crossed again in 2008 when Colleen invited me to their families yearly 4th of July party. Ralph was home on leave from Iraq and I just moved back to Cincinnati. This time when we saw each other things seemed a little different and the rest is history. In December 2011 we were engaged, July 2012 we were married, April 2013 we bought our first house and March 2014 we had our first child, Braxten! Each year has been more blessed than the last and we are so excited to see where our future takes us!

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Sometimes you just need your Daddy


Last night we tried formula for Braxten's last feeding before bed to see if it would help him sleep longer and so that I could pump and have a larger supply frozen for when I return to work. He was able to sleep an hour longer from 8:30 to 5:15 which was nice but then he didn't want to go back to sleep. I tried until 6:15 (nursing time included) to rock him while his eyes were wide open, showing no intention of falling back to sleep. I finally put him in his crib. He was content for 5 minutes and then started to scream. After a little while I woke Ralph up and asked him to see if he could calm him down and get him back to sleep. As soon as he picked Braxten up there was a silence on the monitor, 10 minutes later Ralph came back to bed and Braxten was sound asleep. Sometimes he just wants his Daddy. I love the bond between them, what a lucky girl I am!
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