Month: March 2024

Anna is hilarious!  I’m seeing her unique personality coming out!  Her speech therapist has been working on “hypothetical questions”.  For example, what would you do if you got hurt?  And Anna would answer, “get a band-aid”.  As long the answer is “appropriate” then it gets counted as correct.  Her answers have at times been so […]

Anna had a medical procedure May 5, where she went under anesthesia.  I flashback to the day that she was born and how she had to be whisked away and on the 2nd day of life how she had to undergo a major operation.  She had 3 surgeries and 5 hospitalizations all within the first […]

Anna had a birthday!  She is now 6 years old! We went out to eat for breakfast, something we have not done in a very long time!  She thoroughly enjoyed it!  After breakfast, we asked her what she would like to do.  You will never guess what she wanted to do and just shows you […]

Anna lost another tooth-her second one!  Her front tooth this time!  However, this time, I had no idea that it was even loose.  All of a sudden, she claimed that she couldn’t eat because of her tooth.  She was literally beside herself, upset about her wiggly tooth.   Maybe the sensation it was causing was too […]

Difficult times with COVID, but our long period of restrictions have made us all a bit more antsy than usual.  As a result, we decided on a vacation that might be considered somewhat more COVID friendly- outdoor excursions. We went to Mount Shasta, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and Lake Tahoe.  Then, after visiting up North […]

Anna woke up one night earlier than usual, came into our room, and declared, “Mama, I had a nightmare.” Curiously, I asked her to tell me about it… “Mama, I was eating a chocolate chip cookie!” she said with the most serious look on her face. I said, “ooo, wow, that IS a nightmare.” She […]

Anna started Kindergarten!  She has the most wonderful teacher and for this I feel truly blessed!  She felt so proud of herself being able to go to school finally with her brother and sister!  I made her a “visual schedule” for school days so that she knows what she needs to do in the morning […]

The fall air is crisp and feels nice. This is my favorite time of year. We were able to go to the pumpkin patch this year! Anna loved pulling the wagon and picking out her pumpkin. She went on a pony ride, a corn maze, and went jumping on the huge pillow top. After being […]

Halloween fun! After a few years of a quiet Halloween due to COVID, it was nice seeing more children out and about this year! I really thought how much I missed seeing that. Anna and her siblings got dressed in their costumes and went around our neighborhood. We literally picked the outfit that day from […]

“You smarty pants” I say. To which she replies, “I’m not a smarty pants! I’m a smarty shirt!” Silly, Anna, I certainly wasn’t expecting that response. There have been so many festivities these past few weeks. We celebrated Grandma’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day. Then, celebrated Thanksgiving. Then, my son’s and his cousin’s birthday are only […]