Home Stretch for This School Year
It's official. I turned in re-enrollment forms for both of my school age kiddos. SJ will be going into 1st grade and Z is going into 3rd. I'm really excited about this next milestone for these two. Not a lot will change for SJ because her school uses a montesorri type format. So she will be in the same classroom with a lot of [...]
Getting Emotional About the Last Baby
While in Texas last week I got to spend some time with Connie (the pastor's wife at the church where we did ministry for many years). She is the same age as my mom and always has so much valuable wisdom to impart. When talking about motherhood Connie reminisced about her only daughter graduating from High School and leaving for college. This was [...]
Create Your Own Speech Therapy Book
When SJ was first diagnosed with hearing loss I was encouraged to create an experience book. Books are a great resource for speech delays anyway, but a book that has pictures and experiences that your child can directly identify with is even better. I try to make a new one every year so that we can expand on what she has learned. Here [...]
Identity and the Internet
Sometimes I wonder if I would be as creative or motivated if it weren't for social media. Kind of like if-a-tree-falls-in-the-woods-and-no-one-hears-it-does-it-make-a-sound kind of thing. Do I worry too much about sharing and not live in the moment enough? Those of you my age and older are some of the lucky few in the history and future of the world that have had the [...]
Elle at 4 months
Elle has had a major growth spurt over the past month. It's like someone pulled the cord on a self inflating raft and she just instantly filled out. She is currently sitting at 14 pounds of super cute chunkiness. Here she is doing some tummy time in her Dr. Seuss diaper. I held back on cloth diapers the first couple months because I [...]
The Big Six
SJ turned 6 years old on Friday. If you have spent any time around MessyMom.com then you probably know I like to party. SJ has had a Cupcake Party, Green Eggs and Ham Party, Donut Party, and Tea Party. However as I said in my blog post "How to avoid overboard kid parties" I don't do theme parties every year and this is [...]