It’s officially been a full year of investigating why Braden gets vague and diffuse abdominal pain. It’s always central abdominal pain, dull and achy. Sometimes the pain has come in waves, like cramps and been more severe, but generally it’s a dull ache and he says it always hurts. The abdominal pain seems to come […]
Facing a Potential Celiac Diagnosis
Braden just turned 7 years old, not even a month ago, and I wrote about how I wanted to start taking them to the doctor for annual well-checks as I’ve been neglecting to do this since they turned 1. Oops. I only take the boys to the doctor when they’re sick, which is unfortunately too […]
Braden is 7 Years Old!
The boy who made me a mom is now seven years old today. S-E-V-E-N. Seven seems like a pretty big number…and it’s making me feel old that I have a 7 year old now! He’s really a great kid, and I’ll tell you more about him. Braden at 7: Weight: 45 lbs (gained 3+ lbs […]
Braden is 6 Years Old!
These 6 years have flown by…especially the last year. He’s in kindergarten and thriving, starting to score goals (and has the taste for it!) in Tykes hockey! Turning 6 doesn’t really phase me as a parent that much as I’ve been calling him “almost 6” for months when people have been asking how old our […]
Why I’m Glad We Didn’t Rush Into Kindergarten
Our first-born was due towards the end of January, and before my mom even knew if it would be a boy or a girl (stereotypically, it does seem to matter when it comes to maturity and school), she all but begged me to “hold your child back” from starting kindergarten too young. It ended up […]
Braden’s First Day of Kindergarten
Braden’s birthday is at the end of January, and even when I had an end-of-January due date, I always knew he’d be starting kindergarten when he was 4-turning-5 years old. It blows my mind that he could have started kindergarten last year, but I’m so glad we made the decision to put him in later […]
Braden is 5.5 Years Old!
Our oldest is closer to 6 than 5 now and because of a busy summer, his 1/2 birthday post is over a week late! However, it was worth it because I got some pretty great pictures of this handsome little fella! By the way, he picked his outfit from head to toe, including the belt […]
Our First Year of Hockey
I remember that smell. I can’t even describe what it smells like, but it smells like my childhood: the smell of a hockey arena. I grew up a rink rat, I was on the ice 6 days a week, sometimes twice a day because I was a competitive figure skater. If I wasn’t practicing I […]
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