Life As I Know It

Today is Ja.son's Homecoming Day! On this day 8 years ago, after 100!!! long days in the NICU, we finally got to bring Ja.son home! ...

"Mom, why are my legs on backwards?" he asked just after dinner. I stopped what I was doing and looked at him. "What do yo...

7 years ago on Thursday, after 100 days in the NICU, we got to bring our Ja.son home. I gave him the choice of celebrating his day on t...

Today the big boys go back to school after a three week vacation. It's been a nice break, but unfortunately, it's been long enough f...

The big boys turned 7 on Monday. It truly blows my mind.  Ja.son Sh.awn They are so big and smart and funny and amazing--every...

Ja.son has slowly adjusted to life without his glasses. He struggled the first day. He asked for them once the second day. Today, he didn...

Notice anything on that beautiful face? Come on. Look again. That's right, you don't! Ja.son isn't wearing his glasses!! ...

For once, it's the innocent kind. At drop off today, the boys' teacher told Is.aac she had to have a talk with the class about no...

So how many people do you need at a kindergarten IEP meeting times two? Let's see... 1) Kinder teacher (for S and J) 2) principal (fo...

Our IEP meeting is tomorrow. I'm overthinking it, I know, but duuuuudddeee. No one wants to go into a meeting to hear about her childr...

Today my boys turn six years old. It's unbelievable, really. It seems like just yesterday they were born. ~~~ Goodbye to FIVE, the y...

He's been practicing, which is definitely not something he wanted to do before now. He was always so afraid. Lately, though, he'...

It started off innocently enough. We had just started out on a thirty minute drive on our way to the boys' swimming therapy. "Mom...

Every week at therapy, we park in the exact same spot, right next to a disabled parking space. Ja.son, who is a sign reading maniac, tells m...

I'm sharing this on the boys' blog later today, but it was too cute not to share here, too. :-) ~~~ Overheard in our bedroom at ...

Our wish for Shawn and Jason... Such a fun year. Can't wait to see what year 6 brings us!

Today the dynamic duo turned 5. FIVE! This morning they both got into bed with us for a little snuggle time. I asked them if they felt a...

I generally consider myself to be pretty on top of things having to do with the boys. Imagine my surprise, after looking in his mouth twice ...

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...

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...