In our experience three is the first birthday that your child really understands the concept of birthdays and get's quite excited about the whole thing. All of September Teddy would ask if it's his birthday tomorrow. He would point out things he would like as gifts and we talked about it incessantly. His excitement level was as high as my anxiety about him...
I know generally these types of posts go out on Fridays but personally I can never find the time. Friday are the busiest days for me - finishing up work projects, cleaning and preparing for the weekend. Over the weekend is when I have time to read, browse and just take things in. We spent this past weekend at my parent's cabin in...
The clock showed 4:52 and my mind instantly zoomed back to that moment. That operating room. The lights, the sheet in front of me, all of the people. The beeping and the creeping numbness. And then in a flash it faded away. It was just you and me. My body having just released you and you uttering the fiercest cry. My warrior love...
It's that time of year again... The time when in addition to the sound of happy screams and laughter at playgrounds you hear that dreaded cough. You know the one - that wet, pgelmy, rattle your chest cough. You also start santizing your kids hands in their sleep. And google hazmat suits. Inevitably they will get sick, especially if they're in school, and...
