Tad is growing like a weed.  A completely body-fat-free weed.  Don’t ask me how the kid who eats like he has a hollow leg looks like a stick figure. Obachan is shrinking.  A consequence of osteoporosis and age.  And this was my favorite picture from Mother’s Day. Those smiles are absolutely genuine and yes, it […]

I am outnumbered, and two of them are now taller than me.  Not by much, and not if they don’t stand up straight, but they are taller. I love them all beyond measure, and I am so incredibly blessed to be their mom.

Thumper’s first major holiday was Easter.  He was all of ten days old, and he was just so tiny.  He wasn’t much bigger than his basket. Now look at this kid. Not so little anymore – and now he can hold that basket!

“Obachan, this is how you iPad.” Thumper, after all the Easter hoopla was over, was happy just hanging out with his great-grandmother, showing her his Todo Math app, and demonstrating how to use it. As Obachan said to me, “He’s teaching me math.” It was so adorable because not only do they love each other, […]