Oh Cooper, my dear sweet Cooper James.  How does a mother sum up the beauty that you carry each and every day. The beauty that is your eas...

Here is the part I left out of the previous post regarding the Respiratory Chronicles of Cooper. Cooper's most recent case of pneumon...

I wish I had kept better track of my labels throughout this crazy Rice life so it would be easier for newer readers to read the Respiratory ...

The timing just doesn't get better than this... I went down the path of google searches that I mentioned in my last post and I came ac...

Cooper had his 3rd fiberoptic endoscope this afternoon.  Last time, I was a mess and that was over a year ago, so I brought back up.  This t...

Cooper, my dear sweet, little Darth Vader boy. I have gotten so used to the staring that I am not even sure it still happens. Occasionally...

Welp, its official. I have lost count of how many ear infections Cooper has had. But he has one yet again and with it so early in the cold s...

How do I sum up the most amazing year of my life? It's hard for me to remember what life was like before Cooper, before motherhood. In...

Usually I am excited to go to the doctor. We find out how much Coop has grown and they often spend a solid 5 minutes of our 15 minute visit ...

We went to the ENT back in March to get a clearer picture (literally) of Cooper's noisy breathing a.k.a. his stridor.  Today was our fo...

Anyone that has been around Cooper or is friends with me on facebook knows and has probably seen videos of my human squeak toy. There is eve...

Cooper is in his crib asleep. I am in my bed awake.  Its is our first night home, Coop is breathing easier but apparently I'm still a ...

So anyone how knows me, knows how hard I try to find something positive in every person and every situation.  So there I was, sitting in ...

Cooper was discharged this afternoon! He still gets noisy when he is upset or excited but that is going to happen no matter what due to the...

You are so brave. I am so very proud of the sweet baby you are right now and the wonderful man you will grow to be. I already see so much p...

We are still here. It is getting harder, I have to admit. Cooper's throat is so dry and sore, he barely has a voice left to cry. The lit...

The pediatrician has decided to keep Cooper here another night. His breathing is still labored at times and he is extremely congested. They...

Yep that is right. We went to the ER yesterday. Let me start from the beginning... About 3 weeks ago, we started noticing some wheezing....

So last time we were celebrating our 2 year anniversary! Gosh, so much has happened in the last 3 weeks its hard to know where to begin... a...