Dear Tad, Another birthday has come, and while only another year has passed, I think you’ve grown about three inches in height. Physically, you are growing fast – and we still can’t seem to put much weight on your bones.  You’ve lost your last baby tooth that you needed to lose before we can start […]

My Mother’s Day started with a lot of scuffling and whispering, and all four kids waking up over an hour earlier than normal on a Sunday.  “SURPRISE!  WE MADE YOU BREAKFAST!” I eventually did eat it – Ane had made cinnamon toast and coffee for me, and ended up feeding her brothers cereal and yogurt […]

Tuesdays are rough days for Thumper.  He has a full day of preschool, and then we have to take Tad to ABA therapy once the older kids’ school day is over.  Naptime is a little compressed and often happens in the car. Yesterday, he squeaked by with around a half an hour in the car, […]

While Tad was brushing his teeth two nights ago, he suddenly became inspired to tell me, “Mom, when I grow up, I can be whatever I want to be!” However, because I am his mother, I intuitively knew where this conversation was headed.  “You can’t be Batman,” I informed him.  I hated to burst his bubble, […]