Yesterday I had dentist appointments for both kids. After a particularly trying morning routine I barely managed to have everyone dressed, a bag packed with snacks and activities, water bottles filled and shoes on by 8:40 for a 9:00 appointment.
Once we got checked in the hygienist told me I needed to create new records for [...]

Filed under: McSassy, Nate the Great

Heres the thing about my kid (the kid that’s old enough to know what is expected) he knows how to behave. He knows what we expect of him and most days we just bump along in neutral…..several reminders/corrections, maybe a timeout or two. Somedays are bad, so bad that I’ve explained what ‘being grounded’ is [...]

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Dear Nathan,
This week you turn five. I won’t lie to you and tell you that its gone by in a blink of an eye because of course, there have been 1,825 days since you were placed in my arms, and some of those days were longer than others if you know what I mean and [...]

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PC told me yesterday that in order to get ready for Nathan’s party he’d do whatever I asked him to if I could provide him a commanders intent and a mission and a…..I don’t know, a bunch of other things. I just stared at him and told him, “uh….lets pick out what color napkins to [...]

Filed under: Cookie Friday, Nate the Great

Nathan’s surgery went fantastic. He was unbelievably brave and was actually excited, or at least the force driving the train, to get! to! the! hospital! After doing the prep we went back to the operating room area where he was given (oral) medicine to space him out. His got sleepy and his speech was slurred [...]

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Nathan turns 5 (FIVE) in just a few weeks. Today I decided it was time to sit down and iron out our plans for his birthday. And generally I am very excited to plan the kids’ bday parties. I enjoy party planning and have fun thinking up all the little details and making it special. [...]

Filed under: Nate the Great, crafty crafstman

Nathan had a rough night last night (read: there was barf). But today was a huge improvement. He kept all his food down and was taken off IV fluid. It seems his abdominal pain has subsided and he didn’t have any more of the panicked breathing episodes. Unfortunately his lung function hasn’t improved enough and [...]

Filed under: Is it strep? Yep., Nate the Great

I got to the hospital just as Nathan was finishing his CT scan. Thankfully it wasn’t appendicitis, it is however pneumonia. As I watched him shaking, having trouble breathing I felt so helpless and at fault. Which, is dumb, its not like I ignored his pain, I took him to the dr. yesterday, I did [...]

Filed under: Is it strep? Yep., Nate the Great

So. We left off yesterday’s story with Nathan having a stomach ache and me feeling like crap. Because of his chronic congestion those ear infections can sneak up on us rather quickly, and since Nathan woke us up at 6am I figured I could be the first caller for an appt. While there the [...]

Filed under: Is it strep? Yep., Nate the Great

Im aware that Mackenzie gets more detailed updates on here. There is no real reason for this other than after she was born the whole notion of keeping up on her milestones in a baby book wasn’t going to happen, so I started monthly letters. I should be doing the same for Nathan…even if it [...]

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