Eva is growing in leaps and bounds and just last week decided that she now knows how to dress herself.You know what that means right??That means one less thing for me to worry about in the mornings.Mornings that are generally full of chaos, unruly kids and me scrambling to get lunches finished up … [Read more...]
Stick In The Mud
Lately I have been listening to 90's On 9 on SiriusXM. That is, when I am not listening to Radio Disney - choice station of all 3 kids. When they're with me I get trumped. When I'm alone - it's nothin but 90's.I realized today while listening to Sheryl Crow singing Everyday Is a … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Activities
For the past 3 (going on 4) years our winter has revolved around Cam's rep hockey schedule. It can be frustrating for me because Sean coaches, which leaves me in the stands with a boy who has no interest in watching the game nor does he want to stay anywhere in the arena where I can watch. … [Read more...]
Wonderful Wonderland
We took the kids to Canada's Wonderland yesterday.For the first time. Ever.I think Cam is the only one of his friends who hadn't been yet. And I felt bad. We haven't done much this summer. Sean is just taking holidays now and I have a hard time taking the 3 of them by myself … [Read more...]
August: You broke me again
August is not a good month. From what I hear, it's not good for many people. Last August was horrendous for us. This August is proving to be the same.Kids need to go back to school. One month - July - would be perfect. For Cuyler especially.He needs the routine and he … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Research, Reunion and Badlands
I posted awhile ago about being on the fence about whether or not to participate in a research study on genetics and autism.Well we finally decided that we would participate and were scheduled to spend yesterday afternoon at the lab giving DNA samples and undergoing an EEG. Wouldn't you know … [Read more...]
Wishlist
While I am grateful for all of the wonderfully unique things that autism brings into our life, there are several things that I think about and the "I wish..." creeps into my head.I wish that the twilight-sky didn't appear like a storm-sky to Cuyler. Every. Single. Night. He has a … [Read more...]
Connected
When I gave birth to my first child, I delivered him after a two hour labour. They placed him on my chest as soon as he came out of me. I held onto him and looked at him in awe. Of what I had just done. Of who he was. That he was a boy. That he was mine. I … [Read more...]
A Beautiful Boy
This post may come off as arrogant or boastful, and if it does I apologize but for as long as I've been Cuyler's mommy I have had people comment on his looks. Just last weekend 3 different people commented on him. One said "Your son is just beautiful!"Another said "What a lovely face he … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Halfway Over
We have been on summer holidays for 5 weeks now. Summer is half over and for the most part it's been fantastic. And we haven't even had Sean home for holidays yet. He took a week off when we moved and he'll take another week off in August. That week we'll cram in a slew of … [Read more...]