Category Archives: Jack

Dear Jack, Sometimes I forget that you are only four years old. Sometimes I forget that it’s hard to be you. You are wise beyond your years. You are more articulate than some adults. You are definitely more laid back … Continue reading →

Jack is the type of kid who doesn’t like to do something unless he absolutely 100% knows that he can do it perfectly. I made this realization when he learned to walk. There were no practice steps for him. Every … Continue reading →

It was just over a year ago that Jack had his first wheezing episode.  We were quickly introduced to the world of nebulizers and breathing treatments.  Over the next eight months, Jack would often wind up wheezing when he would … Continue reading →

Jack is a talker.  If he’s awake, it’s almost a certainty that he is talking.  I used to wonder if he verbalizes ever single thought because he talks THAT MUCH.  Jack has pretty much always been a pretty good talker.  … Continue reading →

Over the summer, I wrote about Jack needing breathing treatments.  Often when Jack gets a cold and a cough, it turns into wheezing.  If you’ve never seen or heard a wheezing kid, be glad.  It is so hard to watch … Continue reading →

There are things about parenting that terrify me.  The first day of kindergarten, first lost tooth (I am NOT squeamish, but this give me the willies), the sex talk, and let’s not even talk about the teen years. Right now … Continue reading →

This is the first year that Jack is really into Christmas.  Last year he was excited, but didn’t quite get it.  He loved the tree and the decorations.  We talked about Santa but he really had no idea what to … Continue reading →