We’ve had a busy week in Beckham’s world—another orthopedic appointment, his first physical therapy session through First Steps, and our very first Spina Bifida Clinic appointment. Some of the updates were encouraging. Some were honestly kind of funny. And some were much harder for me to process. So, here’s the latest on our sweet boy. Orthopedics: Cast #2 On August 27th, Beckham had his first cast removed and his second cast applied. And Beckham did amazing. He never shed a

One day recently, I told my husband, Julian, that Beckham reminds me of Nemo. He’s our own little Nemo with his lucky “fin”… I mean, foot 💙 His left foot may look a little different, and it may need some extra help along the way, but just like Nemo’s lucky fin, it’s simply one of the many things that make Beckham special. And after weeks of wondering what exactly was going on with his foot and whether there was anything we should be doing to help it, we finally got some answ

This update comes with some really encouraging news. Beckham is doing so well overall, and we recently received wonderful feedback from both neurosurgery and his First Steps developmental evaluation. At the same time, the day-to-day reality of his care continues to be a lot, and with my maternity leave ending soon, we’re trying to figure out what the next chapter will look like for our family. An Encouraging MRI & Neurosurgery Update Beckham recently had a repeat MRI of his b

Since having Beckham, our family has been surrounded by an incredible amount of love and support. We have so many amazing people in our lives who continually reach out to check on us, ask how Beckham is doing, and follow along with his journey. And as incredibly grateful as I am for the village surrounding us, I’ve also realized that it can sometimes feel overwhelming trying to keep so many people updated—especially when there are frequent appointments, new test results, chan