Mother’s Intuition
Last week, I had my first experience with mother’s intuition. It makes me smile thinking about it. We dropped C off with my parents the week of our move, so that he wouldn’t be getting into boxes and...
View ArticleMy Years of Transition by Anna Stindt {Guest Post}
I’m happy to have my friend, Anna, posting here today. Anna is a social worker and mom to a 17-month-old son. Thank you for being here, Anna! - Odd years have been good to me & I hope for the...
View ArticleBig Changes For Our Family!
We have some exciting news to share! This news is something that I’ve been dreaming about for a long time. The timing of it feels like a Christmas gift! There are big changes for our family in 2016…...
View ArticleHouse Hunting and Patience
I am not a patient person. If there was a patience scale and you asked me to rate my level of patience from one to ten, I would generously place myself at a two. It’s not that I don’t try to be...
View ArticleOn Having a Little Hope and Preparing for Baby Jo’s Autism Evaluation
I was starting to feel desperate last week regarding my experience tapering off my antidepressant. Thankfully, I have received a bit of direction from my family doctor. I would have preferred to begin...
View ArticleMy Big Boy Voice is at the New House
Moving is difficult. Change is hard. Throw autism in the mix and being unsettled is like feeling your way around in the dark. It’s anxiety-inducing and downright frightening. C has not been handling...
View ArticleMoving, Repairs, and Moving with Two Autistic Children
I’ve been a little more absent here than I had planned. Moving has consumed all of our time and energy the past week! We spent all of last week cleaning and painting. There was so much cleaning to be...
View ArticleTime to Clean Out the Cupboards!
Well, we move in six days. SIX. DAYS. Yeah, I’m freaking out just a little. We’re trying to use up all of the food in our cupboards, refrigerator and freezer so that we don’t need to worry about...
View ArticleThe Month of Moving Begins
I’m a little sad today. Today is the last day we have as a family in C’s first home. We’re dropping him off with my parents tomorrow, and he’ll be with them for a week while we pack up our things and...
View ArticleI’ll Become a Squatter Before I Ever Move Again
Last week, we moved from one Midwestern state to another. We’re back in our home state now, which is awesome, but let me tell you – moving is a real bitch. I’ve always gotten stressed out during...
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