Seven weeks ago, Joshua broke his arm. His last visit to the orthopedist was this afternoon, and like we’ve done after all three visits, we went to Target for a special patient prize. A “medium” sized prize. He was full of energy and excitement, but he stayed patient with me as I wheeled through the…
Joshua
The Kind Of Mom I Wish I Was
You know when your morning starts off on the wrong foot and you’re certain the entire day is shot because of it? That happened this morning. Joshua and Emma woke up at 6 and it was immediately clear that they had alllllllllllll the energy. (How do kids do that? How do they wake up going…
A First Time For Everything
We made it almost 4.5 years before our first visit to children’s urgent care, so despite the fact that Josuha has a broken bone, I’d say we’ve done okay, right? Joshua’s first broken bone comes courtesy of a fall from the swing. While it wasn’t moving. He was sitting there waiting to be pushed and…
The First of Many
Last night I buzzed around the house labeling and packing and organizing and picking out clothes. I fretted. I worried. I hoped. I thought about the past 4 years and looked ahead to the next 14. I remembered the car ride home from the hospital and how that was just yesterday, wasn’t it? I looked to…
One More Week
Just over a year ago, I turned in my letter of resignation and embarked on this journey of SAHMomming two kids. And now here I am, with only one week left with both of them here. If Prufrock measured out his life in coffee spoons, in just one more week, I’m going to be measuring…