Our 16 month old son, Tristan, has Breath Holding Spells or BHS. In short, he holds his breath till he passes out. BHS is not particularly dangerous. I have learned that many kids experience them. They start at a young age and usually disappear as a child grows older. There are different types of spells. […]
Category Archives: Parenting
12
Sep
Sep
10:42 pm – Ugh. My son is screaming, give me earplugs! I am sitting on the couch in my in-laws living room, while Brad tries to sleep on the air mattress on the floor. Tristan is in his crib screaming his lungs out, one room over. Don’t worry. He is fine. I got him out, […]
01
Sep
Sep
Parenting is hard. Especially when you are moving. Last year we moved to Mexico. This was a big deal for our family, right? Before we moved we got rid of Sawyer’s crib and he was sleeping on a toddler bed in his own room. He was doing a great job of going to bed by […]
16
Jun
Jun
I greatly miss my cleaning lady, Katalina. But in order to save a few bucks, we let her go when we returned home from Belize. We spent more on that adventure then we planned. Now we clean our house every Monday. It’s our cleaning with kids day! Alexis cleans the bathrooms. Taylor cleans the […]
12
Jun
Jun
The lessons learned from the death of a pet are not easy. Cookie, our cute little mutt, was hit by a car and killed on Tuesday. It was a terrible day as a mother. My babies took their little dog outside to play. He ran around a corner and didn’t come back. When the girls knew […]
10
Jun
Jun
I should be in bed. I am tired but I am still awake. Sometimes when you are a mom and a wife the only time you have alone is when everyone else is asleep. This is life with kids. Usually Brad and I sit down in the evenings and watch a TV show together just […]