Life As I Know It

We got an auto call from my children's school district. Registration for kindergarten starts on the 19th of January. Holy crap. I am...

He can't quite figure out how to do it without trying to drown himself. Man, I love this kid!

When you've have a child who struggles developmentally or physically, you end up going to a lot of doctor appointments. Often they are e...

I look at him and no longer see my little baby. Now he's a full fledged rough and tumble  boy . These past 16 months have flo...

Always on the lookout to get this boy talking, Jack got a new picture book filled with animals today. He looked at it for quite a while--wea...

Ja.son finally got the chance to take out the new wheels for a spin. He made it about a quarter of the way around our block before needing a...

Thank you for all of your kind words. Truly. I read and reread them to help me gain my foothold on my expectations for Jack and remind me t...

Jack failed his 15 month screen today because he isn't walking (he will walk holding my one hand, but not independently) and doesn't...

One of my favorite pictures so far... Groovy new glasses!

(cross posted on the boys' blog) Jack now officially has all of his teeth. So what does he do with them? He bites, of course. And ha...

14 months old today. I say it every month, but here I go again. I just can't believe how fast this time is going. I want to slow it dow...

Every child grows and learns at his or her own rate. All that really matters is that they learn. I get that, I really do. If I had a convers...

The party was a success. We had over 30 people here. The boys were rock stars. Food was great. Cupcakes were awesome. Yea! He liked i...

So here it is. The day our big one turns 1. I just can't believe it's already here. Here Jack is looking all mature. I keep tell...