After his younger siblings are asleep is when I get my one on one time with Jax. Tonight we read through the newest issue of Highlights High Five. He loves the hidden pictures and finding the silly pictures. I also read him some of the stories in it. He was excited to see if there was something to make as he loves to make things. They had a tie hanger you can make which I might have him make for my father since my husband doesn’t wear ties much. …continue reading
One thing that I have come to understand about JC is that there are good days and bad days. But why? Why are some days better than others? When everything is seemingly the same, why do activities on some days elicit much more volatile reactions?
Then it hit me… My child is like an Orchid!
Orchids are beautiful, highly sought after flowers, but are very temperamental and difficult to grow. But not just that… There are over 30,000 orchid varieties that all thrive under varying conditions. Each must have a specific temperature, specific humidity, specific soil blends, water levels, and some prefer to be housed in a glass dome. If these conditions are met, the orchid blooms into a beautiful flower. But if these conditions are not met, the orchid will wilt and die. …continue reading
I always knew there was something different about Cam. Something different, and special. As Cam was my first (and unexpected) baby, I took off into motherhood flying very much by the seat of my pants,
“And the rain, rain, rain came down, down, down/In rushing, rising riv’lets…” – from Winnie the Pooh. Yes that was most of the night before last and yesterday morning. For the most part it
Our family has moved. You can imagine the havoc this created in C’s world. New home, new school, new friends…the list goes on. We have been in our new location for almost a month, had
Do you ever have one of those moments in your day (as a parent) where you just want to say, “F*** it?” Where you think: I can’t do this, I am too overwhelmed, I am
Last fall, I started teaching my four-year-old son how to feed the dog. I was pleased that we had found a chore that he could claim as his own. With some prompting, he would scoop
It was autism awareness month and since my son’s diagnosis I feel like I have spent a lot of time on that and less on SPD and my daughter’s special needs. I want to change
