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Speak Freely

On March 3, 2015 · 8 Comments · In child development, nora, preschoolers

A few years ago, before she turned two, we had Nora evaluated by early intervention for her speech, when we were concerned about her lack of words.

Today, Nora was evaluated again. Girlfriend has words—a lot of them. She doesn’t stop talking. But this time, it was about understanding what she says.

I mentioned in […]

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Redshirting

On January 27, 2015 · 21 Comments · In child development, nora, preschoolers

We had Nora’s preschool parent-teacher conference yesterday. Michael and I walked into her empty classroom and took a seat across from her teacher, in the tiny blue chairs at the too-short tables. Twenty minutes dedicated to hearing someone else’s evaluation of our girl.

It went really well. We weren’t quite sure what to expect, but […]

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The Sum of All Fears

On December 3, 2014 · 8 Comments · In child development, disney world, nora, preschoolers

My 4 year old is afraid of everything right now. EVERYTHING.

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about this since our trip to Disney World. It was during our trip a few weeks ago when Nora’s fears really seemed to take hold and become more of a challenge… not just for her, but […]

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A Fun Find

On November 26, 2014 · Leave a Comment · In fall season, holidays, nora, preschoolers

I don’t think it would come as a surprise to anyone to hear me say that it’s important to me to document my children’s lives. I think any parent would say that, really. But with all of the photos I manage to take—way more than I have of myself as a child, given the film […]

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Nora is 4

On September 11, 2014 · 1 Comment · In birthdays, nora

Nora Grace is 4 years old. She’s a KID.

In some ways, it feels like yesterday that I was lying in a hospital bed, staring at her tiny features and getting to know her. On the other hand, that time feels so far away, such a blur, and like that baby couldn’t possibly be […]

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