It’s officially potty training time! I admit I’ve been prepared for months with a training potty, books that flush, even a cushion for the big toliet…But I avoided the training part for as long as I could. At first McKinley was excited for these new objects to explore as a game. And she understood the…
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Monday Milestone: McKinley Reads!
Okay, McKinley is not “reading reading,” but she can distinguish the words by color! And later I rewrote all the words in the same color (black) and she was able to distinguish some of them. It was so special for her to read a word! And of course… I made her show off to daddy,…
Monday Monologue: “Uh-Oh Meme”
Okay, McKinley is 18-months-old now. We should probably talk about what that means. And…more what that entails for Mama G (a.k.a me). 18-months is a big milestone. The reason people say, “she is 17 months” or “She is 8-months now” is because infant’s cognitive and physical development is vastly different from month to month….
The Circle of Life: Infancy & Death
I’ve neglected my readers for far to long now. I apologize for that and am ready to get back into the swing of things. Since my last post– dad passed away. And McKinley is now 18-months-old stringing words along– “bye-bye dada” and “uh-oh meme.” Life is full circle. I’ve heard it a million times and…
Backseat
I waited impatiently for the phone to ring. And when it finally did my mother’s somber voice didn’t prepare me. Even when something is anticipatory it still comes as a f-cking shock. My dad had gone in for an MRI of his brain. Everyone told us it was probably nothing. We expected his cognitive issues…
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