Ages + Stages

As a former first grade teacher, I've had the privilege of teaching many, many kids how to read.  Getting to see the hard work pay off when the skills all come together and a child "gets it"  is one...

I just recently moved my 20 month old son, Riverson, in to the same room with his 3 year old big brother, Langston, a couple of weeks ago.  We're in serious preparation for a baby girl, who will be...

I am a stay at home mom, and I'll be honest; I'm struggling. At each stage my son has been in I feel like it's the hardest yet, and I eagerly (and sadly) anticipate the next stage of his...

This is the final entry in a three-part series. Here are parts one and two. My son Kyle stayed in the NICU just under a week. Lightning-short compared to an average NICU stay. Once we arrived home from the NICU,...

When we bought a house with a pool in 2010, we had a 2-year-old daughter and a son on the way. Before we even moved, I'd lay awake at night thinking about the pool and the danger it posed...

This is the second part of a series on the NICU experience. Part one is available here. When a friend or family member has a baby in the NICU, it feels very helpless to watch. You want to love and...

As the end of the school year rolls around, Dallas parents face the looming question: "Where will my child(ren) go to school in the fall?" For some, it will be private or charter schools; for others, public schools; and...

When my kids were born, they both had full heads of hair.  Long hair. I knew it was only a matter of time before we would have to start getting hair cuts. Most recently, that time came for my youngest son,...

My son Kyle has a story, already, at 7 months old. At day two of life he had a 5-minute seizure. His blog is here, but the short version is that he got a very scary diagnosis at day...

Yes, you read that right.  In three short weeks, my daughter will be starting her first day of school.  Well, technically it's not school.  It's more of a mother's day out program.  And it's just one day a week,...

When Abbe discovered she and her husband were expecting, they were living in the Lakewood area of Dallas. They’d had a lot of fun renovating their older home, and wanted their nursery to be a part of that process....

I put it in my eye. Yes, that's right.  I thawed some, found a medicine dropper and squirted it right in my eye. Here's the story: Last week I was battling pink eye. Just so happens that one advantage of lamenting...