I know I am not supposed to compare my children or assume that what worked for one will work for the other... but here I am, in a position where I let my "It worked for Irene" get in the way of common sense. You see, with Irene, if you told her no or to not touch something, she listened. You only … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 4
The Therapy Fund | Vol 3 | The Art of Artichoking
This week, the therapy fund contribution is 100% for me. I am now 20+ months into breastfeeding my son. Of course, the first 3 months all pumping until Sam was old enough to latch and then strong enough to breastfeed all of his meals. But, ever since he came home from the hospital, Sam has … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol 3 | The Art of Artichoking
Sleep Training: Week One
As I mentioned in my second Therapy Fund post, Peter and I broke down and hired a sleep consultant to help us get Sam sleeping better. The plan we worked out was pretty simple: I was not allowed in the house between 7 pm - 7 am, and was not allowed to be near Sam at nap time. The idea was to … [Read more...] about Sleep Training: Week One
I’ve Been Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
In the 20 months since Sam was born, we have been really lucky. Yes, he was just 24-weeks when he was born, spent 95 days in the NICU, had heart surgery and eye surgery... but other than a hospitalization for RSV last December, we have had no long term issues to deal with. So it was with great … [Read more...] about I’ve Been Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
The Therapy Fund | Vol. 2
In honor of Peter, Sam and myself.... The past few months with Sam have been hard. I have written a few times about the troubles we have had with getting Sam to sleep and keeping him asleep. Things really came to a head two weeks ago when Sam started taking two hours of rocking each night to … [Read more...] about The Therapy Fund | Vol. 2
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