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Sometimes, this internetwideweb cyberspace place is perfect. We find friends that change our whole worlds.  If only for a day. They’re people that we’ll probably never meet in person. And yet, they are often the ones who provide us with the inspiration to keep on writing. To continue sharing. To keep on keeping on. This […]

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We should still be hanging out with my in-laws, out of town, but Tucker was sick.  AGAIN.  I’d heard rumors that once kids start preschool that they’re sick A LOT, but sortof felt immune, and figured the anti-germ death rays collected in the millions of community activities we’ve participated in might have prepared his immune […]

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When I read Huff Post’s article about how it’s important to have mom in the picture, I realized that I do the same.  I avoid photos of myself with Tucker because they’re embarrassing.  After all, he’s so much cuter than I am.  I remember liking photos of me at 24.  At 34.  But, not so […]

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Rather than writing a lengthy post, I’ll just say that no matter what ups and downs life brings Tucker, I hope that he’s able – at every age – to find the pure joy that he does at this age from being tickled. Find something to make you laugh today.  That’s what we’re going to […]

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Happy dance time!  We have a new, perfectly pronounced word coming from Tucker’s cute little lips.  “Open!”  In the past, he’s said “stuck” when he wants us to open the rear of a truck, the cockpit of an airplane or (since Halloween) a Kit Kat package.  He’ll answer with “that” or “yes” when we ask […]

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We had a follow-up appointment with the developmental pediatrician yesterday.  Before going, I was nervous and looking forward to gaining further insight as to why Tucker has a speech and language delay, and whether he’s on the autism spectrum.  While it was encouraging to hear that the doctor noticed a lot of improvements, even going […]

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