This past Saturday we celebrated my 10th anniversary of being a mom firstborn's TENTH birthday.Ten. Wow. I've had this spectacular boy in my life for 10 years now. I am blessed.He had a great birthday weekend starting off with a PD Day during which he played road hockey. all. day. … [Read more...]
Now in Board Book!
Every year, a handful of picture books are released as board books for the very young. This year, we have some good ones!Book of Sleepby Il Sung NaAlfred A. KnopfISBN: 978 0 375 86618 0This quiet book about the nighttime is made wonderful by its quirky, magical illustrations of many animals and how … [Read more...]
Four
Four years ago today my life changed in the most profound way.I became a mother of 3.I became a mother to a daughter.We had no idea what the next year had in store for us but the day she came was one of the happiest days of my life. I woke up still pregnant, 5 days after my due date. A … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Birthday Bash
My baby boy turned 8 on Saturday. I have spent each of his previous birthdays reflecting on how much we have been through since his terrifying birth until the present.I reflect on how his challenges have changed me as a whole person. I think about the progress he's made in the last … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Birthday Wishes
Three weekends from now Cuyler will turn 8 years old.For the first time we are having a friend party. We haven't had one before and it has never mattered to him.Until this year. He wanted a party with "friends".We booked a great place in town that he loves.He's already made his birthday … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – a great day and an awkward family photo
Saturday was a great day.I didn't even care that the forecast called for heavy rain and possible thunderstorms.We walked down to the local farmers market first thing in the morning. Sean went ahead of us in the van in case the rain started early. When my mom, sister and I got there I saw … [Read more...]
36
Last year, on July 5th - seventeen days before my 35th birthday I lost one of my greatest friends to leukemia. She was 35 and had three children aged 1, 4 & 7.Two days after that, on July 7th Seans Oma died. And the day after my 35th birthday, July 23 my Nana died.If this past year … [Read more...]
The Boy Turns 7
I just got home from my Boy's 7th birthday celebration. We saw Diary of a Wimpy Kid, based on the popular book series by Jeff Kinney, and had dinner at Boston Pizza. The whole evening, I kept watching him. My son. There's absolutely no more baby-ness left in him. He's all boy, and … [Read more...]
What a Dad Wants
Last week was my husband's birthday. I like to pride myself on being a great gift giver, and in years past I've given concert tickets, airline tickets, surpise getaways, scuba diving lessons and other awesome presents. This year, however, I was a little stumped. Almost fourteen years into our … [Read more...]
Reflections- 10 Years of Motherhood
Yesterday my son, my first born, turned 10. In a flash he went from this:To this: And the whole thing just seems inconceivable. For one thing, I can't seem to accept the fact that I am not 19 anymore. I can't believe that I am actually old enough to have a child in the double digits let alone that … [Read more...]