As you can see, I travel A LOT! So much that I hate lugging baby things back and forth! I wanted to find a high chair that was portable and easy to set up. When we were getting ready to move and have our stuff packed up, I just tossed our old high chair - [...]
To start off, I want to say Happy Birthday to Joey. Today he would have been 27 years old. For those that don't know, Joey is where Lillian's middle name is from. He was one of Ethan's best friends who died in a helicopter crash on their second deployment to Afghanistan. If you haven't, you [...]
Happy Mother's Day. Today I get to celebrate for the first time because of this miracle baby girl. I never knew a love like this existed. I am so thankful to be her mommy. But today is bitter sweet - after struggling for years with infertility my heart goes out to those still waiting for their [...]
It's crazy to think about our infertility journey and how it shaped us into who we are today. It was a struggle. It kicked my ass, knocked me down a million times - but I got up every time. I got angry, cried, screamed and then accepted what was happening. I don't want to get [...]
The Stoeckel's are packing up and getting the hell out of here! . . . Just kidding. We still have some time. 🙂 We got the official word that we are headed to Quantico this year! I really shouldn't say the word "official" since we are talking about the military here - nothing is really "official" [...]
As you know from my last post I was preparing to fly with Lillian for the first time and by myself! After my anxiety settled down I was able to focus, make a plan and basically just get my shit together. Our first flight of the day was at 5:30am - hello adrenaline! I got [...]
Tomorrow Lillian and I are headed to Illinois to visit my sister and nieces! We cannot wait! They haven't seen Lillian since she was three weeks old (she will be five months on the 6th)! I thought I would start this blog off by sharing some of my favorite items for Lillian and myself. Munchkin [...]
