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Parenting posts that include the touching, the embarrassing, the annoying, the typical, the atypical, the whatever. You just have to be a parent to get these.

Tucker’s developed bronchitis.  He received two steroid shots yesterday which helped with his cough.  As we had to go to an office with Saturday hours, he didn’t see the doctor that he usually does and she suggested antibiotics, which I refused.  From what I understand, bronchitis is usually viral, and antibiotics don’t help.  Tucker’s never […]

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I kept Tucker home from school again today.  Not only did he puke in my hands last night, but he was massively sleeping when it was time to get up.  I didn’t have the heart to wake him.  Upon waking, he seemed fine, but I didn’t want to risk going to our usual haunts as […]

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Being a mother seriously changes us. I’m not talking about the “ooh and ahh” moments. I’m talking about what I did last night without even thinking about it. If you read Tuesday’s post, you know that Tucker is sick. He seemed better last night. He wanted to play, run a bit and helped me set […]

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…that there may be nothing cuter than a little kid with a big backpack, I forgot about how freaking adorable a little boy in a mis-matched outfit carrying a dorky umbrella might be!   Tucker’s still sick, and it’s been a long day so I swear you’ll get a more up-to-date post tomorrow.   In […]

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I should have known something was wrong when Tucker hadn’t begun to stir at 8:00 this morning.  When I went in to wake him up for school, he was hot-hot-hot.  The thermometer* confirmed that he does indeed have a temperature.  So, we’ve been lying around today snuggling (I get the best snuggles ever when my […]

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Currently, Tucker has no idea that he’s behind his peers when it comes to speech and language development.  I hope that he never knows.  I pray that he’s caught up by the time it matters, when his classmates are old enough to tease and bully.  I never want him to feel stupid or simply less […]

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