High Needs at Age 7
Birthdays
High Needs at Age 7
My daughter Erinn is 7 today. If you’ve been reading this blog from the beginning, you’ve probably read a few…
The Child I Wasn’t Ready to Have
Eleven years ago today, I went into labor when my water broke three weeks early. I really had no business…
A Goodbye to 3
Dear Teagan, On the evening of Nov. 3, 2014, I was having some pretty strong contractions. They were still 10…
Learning to Expect the Unexpected – A Birthday Post for London
Happy 9th Birthday to you, London – the middle finger of our family, as you once mistakenly said, and it…
To My Daughter, on Her 10th Birthday
Dear Emilia – My water broke in a Winn-Dixie checkout line 10 years ago. I assumed that I had peed…
Happy 4th Birthday to Our Little Miracles
You were the miracles I was afraid to hope for. And the fact that you came as a package deal…
To the Son I Don’t Praise Nearly Enough
To my son, on his 11th birthday: A few weeks ago I had a minor meltdown while prepping a new…
To the Baby of the Family: You’re Welcome
Teagan, today you turn three. You are the youngest in a combined family of five kids and, per conventional wisdom,…
