Aiden will be three years old next month, but he has now mastered the hallmark of the “terrible twos”: the WHY question. It has become his new favorite word, coming in immediate response to anything that we say to him. Tell him to do something and you get, “Why?” I very quickly resorted to “Because I...
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Our family (including Auntie Felice) went to the St. James Festival this weekend. This is the first year that the church has brought in carnival rides for a while. There was a lawsuit in 2007 between the town and the father of a boy who died falling from a ride, so St. James decided to avoid that altogether. That lasted a...
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Chrissy and I took Aiden and Gavin to the Taste of Chicago for our annual slice of Eli’s cheesecake on a stick, cheesy garlic bread and anything from Sweet Baby Ray’s. This was Gavin’s first trip to the Taste so far. We packed the boys into the double stroller and made our way through the lunchtime crowd on opening...
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Chrissy and her Mom took the boys and Taylor to Johnson’s Farms in Hobart to pick some strawberries. The weather was nice (despite the recent rainstorms), so they had a good time in the fields. Aiden loves strawberries, and he was eating them right off the plants. Chrissy and Mom took turns carrying Gavin in the Baby Bjorn...
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Once a month, Chrissy takes a day off for scrapbooking. She drives to Schneider with some friends and they spend the entire day (10 AM to 10 PM) working on their scrapbook pages. It’s a sanity day for her, but effectively strands me at home with the kids. Most times, the boys and I have a good day and nothing goes wrong,...
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Aiden will be turning three in August, which means that he will be starting pre-school in the Fall. Because he has Childhood Apraxia of Speech, he’s considered to be “special needs” by the school district. This means that there needs to be an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting to determine the level...
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Aiden will be eligible for pre-school when he turns three years old in August. We want Aiden to learn social skills and hope that he may talk more if around other children. Chrissy asked the Mom’s Club members for their suggestions, and The Learning Center in Highland was highly recommended. Chrissy called TLC and went in...
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We recently found out that the National Conference on Childhood Apraxia of Speech, a conference for speech therapists and parents of children with apraxia, will be held in nearby St. Charles, IL. Chrissy and I will be going for three days of seminars and networking from July 9th – 11th (and whatever spare time we find will...
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