
August 7th, 2010
I had a dream last night that Nick was talking. He said,”Hi, there,” plus a few other words. I’m hopeful that dream comes true soon. I’m waiting for the day I hear him say, “Mama”.
We met with the school district last week, since they will be taking over for the Regional Center once Nick turns [...]

July 25th, 2010
We’ve made a little progress with Nick, but it’s slow going. I was hoping he’d be saying a word or two by now, but nothing yet. Nick uses the sign for “more” every day now, but he still doesn’t understand that just because he gives me the sign doesn’t automatically mean he’s going to get [...]

July 4th, 2010
It’s been a couple of weeks into Nick’s speech therapy and we’re starting to see a little progress. The speech therapist is focusing on one concept at a time. The first concept is communicating via sign language. Our first word: “more”. We have to work with Nick by asking him when he wants more of [...]

June 13th, 2010
Okay, here it goes. I’m going to say it. There is a problem with my precious little boy. For some reason, he’s not talking. Literally. A child his age, 32 months, should have a vocabulary of about 150 words. Nick has one. The only discernable word he utters is, “Uh oh.” He makes other vocalizations, mostly grunts, [...]

September 12th, 2009
We had a day of success yesterday! A dry pull up ALL DAY LONG!!!! I was so energized by that that I decided to brave the waters and let Chase wear his “big boy’s” underwear all day today. So far, so good. (Wait — where’s a piece of wood for me to knock on?)
The sticker [...]

September 2nd, 2009
You know that well-known cereal that all kids love? The one that is so easily recognized by its simple circular design? The one that is made of oats and a perfect finger food for young children? Yes, that cereal — Cheerios? Well, apparently they did something to offend Nick, because he has gone on a [...]

August 24th, 2009
I was recently asked when would be a good time to start potty training a child. Depending on who you ask, it could be anywhere between 18 to 24 months or later, but the truth is each child is different, so it’s better to check whether or not your child is exhibiting signs of readiness. Cues that your child [...]