Behind the blog scenes, I’ve been trying to work on my rough drafts throughout the week to have a post ready for publishing on Saturday or Sunday. But today, I had to start from scratch. I haven’t felt pulled to write publicly these past several days, even though I’ve been journaling regularly in private. One…
Tag: parenthood
A Little Big Deal
Stevie!!!! If we know two things about Stevie, it’s that 1) he has fine motor delays and 2) he has always hated anything arts-and-crafts related. Even to the point that he got booted from summer camp when he was like 4 years old because he wouldn’t participate in the creative process. Haha. Over the past…
Stevie Update: Winter 2019
Every time I sit down to try and write this post, I am short on words. I think I feel a little overwhelmed as usual, so I just don’t know where to begin. And today of all days, I am riddled with anxiety. But I need to avoid online shopping. So I’m going to do…
Catching Up; Edition 14
How many times can I play this game of catching up on the blog? As of late, I feel little urges to get back to writing. But it seems that every time I sit down and try to put my thoughts into words or my fingers to the familiar click-clack of the keyboard, my brain…
Stevie Update: Spring 2018
Well it’s been a hot minute since I’ve updated you all on Stevie’s life — and all the medical stuff that goes along with that. This post is about 8 months in the making, and details are starting to get muddled for me. But I’m fresh off the latest doctor appointment with his neurologist, so…
I Can't
This morning, I was venting to Paul about how difficult Stevie has been the last little while. He scoffed and said “You mean the last 6 and 1/2 years??” And of course we do have to have a sense of humor about it. It is laughable to try and pinpoint when difficult phases begin and…
Stevie Update
Over the last year, words have not come easily for me when I think about Stevie. I sit with my hands on the keyboard, ready to unleash some truth on y’all and instead, I run into a full mental block. I want to tell you about his successes. And I want to tell you about…
Jumping Off Point
Yesterday, we had a big time doctor’s appointment for Stevie at Boone Fetter Clinic. A few of you already know that this was long awaited — not only for the last several years of talking about it, but once we finally made the decision to go forward, we had to book 6 months out. Popular…
We Are All Parents In Training
As I started writing this blog post, I wanted to dedicate it to the new parents out there. Because holy crap if you’re a new parent. You are surely going through some big changes. You are definitely tired. You are probably hormonal. You are feeling accomplished and hopeful and well-adjusted one day — and like…
The Thanksgiving Roller Coaster
How was your Thanksgiving? Good! Oh, ours? Ours was fine. Thanks for asking. Sure, by “fine” I might also mean “we survived”. Stevie had 5 days off of school, so. You know. No comment. And this evening, when I turned off the last of my weekend TV shows and realized the new week was starting,…