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!

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Torticollis

Braxten was diagnosed with Torticollis - basically it is a "twisted neck in which the head is tipped to one side and the chin is turned to the other". Not a big deal, it is very common, but he does not look to the left very easily due to tightened neck muscles. We took him to see a physical therapist friend and she showed us some stretches but he hates them and instantly cries and tightens up as soon as we start :( We have found other times to help him out though, as he is about to be asleep, truly relaxed and while nursing seem to work. We bought a Tortle hat to encourage him to keep his head to the left side and get rid of the small flat spot he is developing (which 58% of babies have now due to sleeping on their backs). He has begun to turn his head when he is hungry and during tummy time so we are making progress!!! We will keep up those stretches - lots of exciting things happen on the left side of life that we want him to see :)


This one he looks tough! Make fun of my hat and I will sock ya! haha


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