3 Misters and a Sister

3.5 years ago the world caved in around us when we were told our daughter had Down syndrome. It wasn’t completely unexpected, as I had had a (1:158) chance of having a child with Ds. What knocked me to my knees was hearing that she had a heart defect (AVSD and VSD), and would more…

The StibbeFam is back in North Dakota. Well, we have been for 9 months, but who’s counting? Some days I have to pinch myself that this long journey is finally over. For so many years it was a constant countdown: The days until med school was over, the days until we saw family again, the…

Last Friday, our sweet girl turned 2. TWO. Two years of my life as this blue-eyed baby girl’s mama. I did not know my heart could love so much. Your three brothers should have been indication enough that my heart could stretch to include a fourth child, but I was wary. We were stretched thin…