A – FREAKIN – MAZING! This morning while I was working Nicole called up to me. “Kristin!” I ran down the stairs, “what’s up?” “Has he been saying apple?” she asked. “Nope.” “Apple. Apple. Apple,” Lennon repeated as he worked on his alphabet puzzle. Apparently he said it the first time when he placed the…
Full Transparency
In the effort to be fully transparent I wanted to share some updates with everyone. A few months back I was posting at how quickly Lennon was taking to PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) and he was. Unfortunately we have made little progress since then. I knew it was going to be a long road,…
His Happy Place
Lennon had gone nearly 8-months without Gravady (now Defy). I don’t know that he missed it, but being back there certainly brought him joy. He hit the ground running, I even had to call in a reinforcement (my friend Tiffany) to watch Lennon, so I could talk to the front desk about something because I…
Martial Arts
On August 29th Lennon had his first Martial Arts class at Victory Martial Arts. About a year ago at the Las Vegas Baby Expo I spoke with someone at the Victory Martial Arts booth. We talked about Lennon and how their program could benefit him. While it sounded great, I decided he was just a…
Train Your Brain
It’s 7:43 a.m. and I’m over 4 hours into my day. Lennon has had meltdowns, he has taken off his diaper at least three times, and he’s spent at least fifteen minutes tearing page after page out of a coloring book. My initial thought? I can’t do this anymore. I’m tired. I’m sad. I’m overwhelmed….
Is my sanity worth the price of diapers?
In a word, no. This try at potty training didn’t last weeks like it did when we first gave it a shot back in December. This time I lasted for ONE WHOLE FREAKING HOUR. See notes below. Within the first hour of the first day I cleaned up five pee-puddles and took nine trips to…
Grieving Easter
I absolutely love holidays. Or at least I love the thought of them. And I love how they used to be. I fondly remember Christmas when I was growing up. We always set up two trees – one in the basement by the fireplace and one in our living room. The living room tree was…
Quarantine Potty Training.
Anyone else? I never really wrote about it, but we’ve been here before. In December of 2019 I worked from home for two weeks, which were immediately followed up with a lengthy visit from my mom, Gramma Patty. This was when we were supposed to potty train Lennon. We even had the help of his…
Life and Lennon 