Category Archives: Pax – 2 Years

Hallowhining

This was not our best Halloween.  I mean – OK.  We did have fun.  On Halloween night a few of our friends stopped by, we had some wine and pizza, and the kids went trick or treating.  I am enough … Continue reading

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It Not Pee-Pee, Dad

This morning, Pax informed us that he was done with diapers.  Uh…Ok.  So on went the underwear, and all seems well.  Although…I don’t recall that he’s pooped yet today.  Crap.  TMI, I know. In any case, Mike gave the boys … Continue reading

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The Kid is Alright

  In August, sometime after the mastectomy (but before my reconstruction)…I called about Pax.  If you recall, at his two-year appointment (last November) his pediatrician had been worried about his speech delay, and wanted me to get hime tested. I … Continue reading

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My Brave Pax

Every morning Pax comes in and snuggles me.  Every morning – literally every morning since I returned home from surgery, he lies with me for almost a half hour.  Every morning he wraps his chubby little arms around my neck. … Continue reading

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The Last Day of Preschool

What a difference a year makes. Does he look impossibly old to anyone else? “I’m going to be a little bit sad, Mom”  as he realized that today was his last day of preschool.  Then he thought about it for … Continue reading

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The Dat and the Nake

Pax and I have a new game.  We play it everyday, for as long as I can possibly stand it.   Or as long as my knees can possibly stand it.  (Admittedly, some of this shit gets old fast.)  The … Continue reading

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Friday Nothings

These pictures aren’t of any real importance.  They represent no milestones, there are no funny stories attached.  They are just pictures from a Friday night.  Pictures where we are doing something that we’ve done before and will do again.  Pictures … Continue reading

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Knock Knock

Raines is just starting to grasp the concept of jokes.  Like…real jokes.  Where you are trying to be funny.  But he’s not quite there, so many of his jokes make no sense at all.  It’s like he understands enough to … Continue reading

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I’ll Eat Him Up I Love Him So

At Pax’s two-year appointment, the doctor wanted me to call a speech therapist.  Because Pax wasn’t really talking.  Which surprised me.  I forgot, actually, how much Raines had to say even at 18 months.  Hunh. But here’s the thing about … Continue reading

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Our January in Pictures

 

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