I’m pretty stressed out about the bad news we got yesterday and, as a result, didn’t sleep much last night. I think the boys must have picked up on the stress, even though we didn’t verbalize it much. They were up all night. I was bed hopping all night long, helping the boys get back …
Monthly Archives: May 2012
A Tunnel for Jude
Last night I came up with the idea of building Jude a tunnel so we could practice for the upcoming functional MRI. Jude and I gathered 2 large empty diaper boxes and taped them together and formed them into a cylinder shape. It is the boys’ favorite new toy. We practiced having Jude lay in …
Brain Cancer: Round 2
I was hoping that brain cancer was just something in Jude’s past and that it was just one really bad week a year and a half ago when he was 3-1/2. Since Jude’s littlest brother, Asher, was conceived in the brain cancer blur period, I had even convinced myself that it worked out for the best that …
Another Scan Tomorrow
Every 4 months, Jude goes in to be anesthetized for an MRI to determine if his brain cancer remains at bay. I worry constantly, but I get extra nervous leading up to the scan. The moment of truth will be tomorrow afternoon when his oncologist walks in the room and tells us hopefully something like, …
The Trilingualed Triplets
Our boys almost might as well be triplets. They are all boys. They all look similar and they act similarly. They are also all learning 3 languages at the same time. Of course they mostly hear English. But, starting when Jude was about 3 and when Levi was born, we starting introducing German. They both …
Asher Tumbles Down the Stairs and Jude Saves Him
It was apparently a circus as usual at our house yesterday. While I was at work, the boys were running wild, like normal. Andy turned away for just a minute and Jude ran down the stairs and Asher (who was crawling) decided to follow him. Asher fell down 3 stairs and then Jude raced up …
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Grandma Proper’s Presents
At Sarah Proper’s (Harter’s) wedding gift opening on Sunday, a strange thing happened. There were dozens and dozens of gifts in nice boxes and bags. But, Levi was fascinated only with 3 presents. He dragged the first one over and kept pointing at it and saying “choo choo.” He clearly and mistakenly thought there was …
Levi’s New Lines
Levi still doesn’t talk much for being 2 years and 3 months old. But, he’s adding words more frequently now. He now says, “No way.” He also said, “No, mama” and “blue car.”  He says, “I too” for “me too.” I can only think that may be a translation of “Ich auch” (literally “I also” in German). …
Jude Can See Up to Space
On the way to Jude’s doctor’s appointment this morning, I was explaining to him different things they were going to check, including his vision. He said, “I can see really good. I can see up to space and that is really far away. The sun and the moon are in space and I can see …
Jude: The Entrepreneur
Last night Jude hadn’t had a nap so he was just a total crab. I asked him to clean up his toys. When he didn’t do it, I said that he could leave out whatever toys he wanted to donate or sell in a garage sale. Then he decided he wanted to have a garage …