A couple of months ago, I asked Joshua what kind of party he wanted for his 4th birthday. (4th!! AHH!) “Mario!!” Uh, okay, kid. Way to make this difficult-ish. Good thing I love to throw a party. To say that Joshua is obsessed and in love with all things Super Mario Brothers is a bit…
Joshua
Brain Flotsam
I started this post last night and the direction it was taking was not where I wanted it to go. It’s still not where I want it mostly because I don’t know where it’s going other than out of my brain. All of these things have happened over the past few weeks and they are…
The “Diagnosis”
Several of you asked for information about Joshua’s visit with the occupational therapist, specifically his diagnosis. Here’s the thing: We don’t have one. When I spoke to his pediatrician and asked her about the evaluation process, she informed me that the American Academy of Pediatrics has removed Sensory Processing Disorder from its diagnostics, which meant…
Sunday Funday
The flu infected us last week. So, almost two weeks ago now? Sunday night Joshua just seemed…puny. Lethargic, fevered, glassy eyed. And he didn’t fight to go to bed. Something was clearly wrong with him. We spent the whole week cooped up in the house getting him well and trying to keep everyone else from…
1,404 days
I have been a mother for 1, 404 days. That’s 3 years, 10 months, and 2 days of doing all the things required to keep another human alive. Make that two humans. Since after 1,404 days of motherhood I’m obviously an expert*, I thought I’d take the 9 seconds I have today to impart some…