One would think I could handle this but I am seriously at my point of exploding! Having had six children prior to the adorable twins Thatcher and Tanner I thought I had experienced it all - special needs, giftedness, medications, sibling rivalry, non sleepers, night wakers - oh yeah nothing was … [Read more...]
Here we go again
I've written before about my total aversion to loose teeth. I have three children. There is no way I was going to avoid dealing with loose teeth. I knew that I was going to go through it all over again with Eva. It has started. A few weeks ago Sean darted upstairs to find out why Eva was … [Read more...]
He can do it.
He can do it. He can do anything. Anything he wants. Remember when he told me that he wants to drive a car? And I said that maybe we should work on tying his shoelaces? or riding his bike? The shoelaces are still posing a challenge. We will continue to work on it. But the bike riding? … [Read more...]
Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
Cuyler: "Mom, how old do you have to be to drive a car with autism?" Me: Cars don't have autism. People do, silly!! Cuyler (not appreciating my humour): "NO! How old when you have autism can you drive a car?" Me: Ohhh. Hmmm. I don't know. I don't think a lot of people with autism … [Read more...]
On a Roll
It was time. Eva's training wheels were no longer level with her back tire, and she was riding her bike on a far right lean. We decided it was time to take them off.She was able to ride her bike sans trainers right away. Balanced and in a straight line. She couldn't start. She couldn't … [Read more...]
Bye Bye Baby
Roman turned eighteen months old today. According to the experts, it is the official end of babyhood and start of todderhood. I never quite understood why people would talk about their children's age in terms of months once they passed their first birthday but now I do. The massive … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Another First
Her first Christmas concert. My last "first Christmas concert" … [Read more...]
Your baby isn’t walking yet? The milestone competition.
All you need to do is listen in on a group of mothers and I can guarantee you they will be talking about the color of baby poop. When they are done competing over whose baby has the greenest most explosive diaper, the conversation will turn into yet another competition of whose baby slept the … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Biker Chick
We didn't think she'd do it the first time she tried. … [Read more...]
A Full Hand
This time, five years ago, I was cradling my hours-old baby girl, so thankful for her safe arrival after a grueling labour. She was a tiny little nugget: a mere six pounds, 12 ounces, with a head full of dark hair and legs like a frog's. I remember pacing the hospital room with her our first night … [Read more...]