Nathan didn’t start talking, really at all, until after his second birthday. It was a steep curve once he turned two and, as they say, he hasn’t stopped yet. A while ago PC tried to explain sarcasm to Nathan, a concept we thought was sort of too hard for him to understand. Wrong.
“Oh way to [...]

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I heard all of this in a span of about 30 minutes:
“five year olds like to help their moms”
“five year olds are very good at obeying”
[going thru a basket of planes] “this isn’t really something a five year old likes to play with. You can get rid of it.”
“Five year olds are more quiet”
“What I [...]

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The other day in the car we were driving to get the mail and I told Nathan to look out at the ocean. The post office is perched at the top of a hill and on a clear day its really a sight to behold- bright blue, aqua and crystal waters lined with all the [...]

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We’re at about T minus 48 hours for Nathan’s surgery. This morning PC asked me if I had any Transformer fabric to make him a surgery cap (is that what they’re called?) instead of the standard blue ones they give you. I was explaining this to Nathan and asked if he wanted me to make [...]

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me [to PC]: I got this email survey for the Marine Corps but the link won’t open.
PC: uh….I dunno
Nathan: [chiming in immediately, a bit irritated at the notion I can't figure it out, complete with hand gestures] mom– you just need to double click on it
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a few minutes go by, its time for Nathan to [...]

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I purchased Nathan some play money at the 100Y store tonight. A trip that was for the sole purpose of getting red felt for the lobster costume I have to make for his end of year program. A trip that yielded many things but not any red felt.
Nathan roped his dad into playing ’store’ with [...]

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Im mulling over the (I think) last portion of this series before returning to exciting things like: Nathan telling me “when you say ‘I swear’ do you know what that means? That means you are going to kick someone in the head….with your foot. Thats what it means.”  Yes- for $400 a month you TOO [...]

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The other day while we were driving Nathan started asking me about riding in the front seat. He wanted to know how old he had to be to ride in the middle of the backseat, not in a carseat and in the front seat. That led to more questions about what he could do when.
Nathan: [...]

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Today I had just finished working out and was on the floor stretching when Nathan sat down by me inquiring about a scab on my leg. “Make sure you don’t pick it or it will bleed,” he tells me. “Your legs are kinda hairy too.” Nathan has his own plastic razor, (he had requested a [...]

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Its been a busy day. So busy in fact that I took the time to write down all I’ve done today for my husband to see, like a child displaying their artwork on the fridge. Im tired. But good tired. I’ve gotten a lot accomplished and now Im just, wheew, tired.
I just took a shower [...]

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