And now this kid. How is he fourteen? It was just yesterday he was running around the house in a onesie and hiding all the spoons in the house under his pillow. We still don't know what that was about. This one likes music, like me. Some years ago he was learning Ode to Joy… Continue reading Fourteen
Category: Parenting
Twelve
This kid. It took us twelve years to get a natural smile out of him in a picture. But look at that grin. It might have been worth the wait. The toddler who hated meat ("It's chewy!") wants steak for his birthday dinner. The little boy who dreaded thunderstorms now comforts his doggie when she… Continue reading Twelve
‘Tis(n’t) the Season
“I still really want a football,” Elias said last week. “What happened to the one you got for Christmas?” I said, helping myself to more pasta. “I didn’t get one for Christmas.” “What? Yes you did. It was on your list and I got you one.” “Well, WE did,” Paul said. “That was from both… Continue reading ‘Tis(n’t) the Season
By Gum
My niece Keely is in her twenties and has given birth to the cutest baby currently on the planet — do not argue with me about this; you will lose — but that does not mean I do not remember all the things she did when she herself was a child. Because I need to… Continue reading By Gum
Big Things Happ’nin
I may have mentioned, once or twice or sixty times, that I'm a nervous wreck leading up to Levi's annual appointments at the CF clinic. This feels ridiculous, because we almost never get bad news. But it feels significant, like something very bad could happen. And his whole team would be there to tell us about the… Continue reading Big Things Happ’nin