Yesterday morning, the Geek let me sleep in just a little bit. At 8:30 a.m., he walked from the living room, where all the boys were hanging out, to our bedroom, and said “Mama, get out of bed!”. I woke up and said “OK”, he turned and walked back towards … Continue reading
The day Mr. Charm was diagnosed with MPI, I felt my world crashing around my head. If internet chatting is any indication, my experience was not unique. Most regular pediatricians are not terribly helpful in giving you good tools to cope with such a diagnosis. Here’s what I wish someone … Continue reading
Once upon a time, I wasn’t a Mama. I was a 15 year old, hormone-riddled freak of nature, just like all teenagers are. And just like all kids, I went to school. For the most part, I had a decent time in school. The social labyrinth notwithstanding, I enjoyed learning … Continue reading
Tuesday I woke up to another set of doctor’s rounds with the gaggle of interns. Out of the blue, they informed me that if Mr. Happy ate well this morning, as expected, he would be released that afternoon. Say what? I was dumbfounded! Of course I wanted him to come home, … Continue reading
I woke up in the morning to discover that sometime in the night, Mr. Happy had decided that he no longer needed to be on oxygen. He had pulled the canula out of his nose and it was over his head like a headband. The nurse saw this while I … Continue reading
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