Ezra
Ezra was born into our family in the fall of 2010. He's expressive, precocious, loving, cute, a big talker, and all-boy. He loves trains, cars, airplanes, and anything else that moves and makes noises. These posts are his story.
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What I’m doing differently with my second baby (based on 5 years of parenting a special needs first baby)
They say that hindsight is 20-20. As I look back to Ezra’s babyhood, I now see that his neurological differences were apparent from day 1. He hated to sleep and thus fought it…
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Maybe your special needs child just needs you
I hold him close in the “hug rock” position and pat his back while the lullaby music on Pandora plays. Heaven sent These wings were meant To prove once more That love is…
- Ezra, Family, Hope: One Word for 2015, Little Brother, Messy Faith, Miscellaneous, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Special Needs Parenting
A thrill of hope {my #oneword365 recap, end of the year highlights, and top posts of 2015}
In contrast to years 2013 and 2014, I didn’t write at all about my one word for 2015 – hope. Partially because I sort of forgot. Partially because I was blogging less. Partially…
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Our ADHD medication success story: how Ritalin changed our lives
I have hesitated in writing this post for a month now. Mostly because I am attempting to be more guarded in what I share about our kids on this blog. But I feel…
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All. The. Routines., Mount Adultmore, and finally being able to breathe
The rain is dripping on the sky light window. I hear the ticking of the clock. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my blog, my platform, my audience, my words. I…
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To the special needs mom on Thanksgiving Day
You begin this day just as any other, at 5:24 am when those little boy feet hit the hardwood floor and you begin doing the math of how many hours you have to fill…
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Finding emotional healing from my primary c-section
Written on April 30, 2015 23 Weeks, 1 day Last week I realized that I didn’t remember what the pain felt like. I know it was bad and there was screaming, but it’s…
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Here’s a little postpartum recovery update
So, my official position is that recovery from birth sucks. But, it’s also sort of amazing. The first ten days of postpartum recovery were hard. Really hard. I do not deal well with…
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Beauty in the Mess ~ Edition 08.12.15
*Quick note to my readers: This is the last Beauty in the Mess post that will be published publicly. From here on out, all Beauty in the Mess posts will be password protected.…
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What I learned in July 2015
1. Never try to see fireworks that happen after a baseball game. Especially when you have small children, because it will be just your luck that the ballgame will go to 11 innings…
