I took Madison to her gym class yesterday and was able to shuck her off my lap and onto the mat because Noah gamely agreed to sit with the 4-year olds and participate in the activities. I guess this is more than she did last week with Brett. (He has a tougher time figuring out [...]

First off, the cake didn’t happen. Pennie called us Saturday night to ask if she could bring by some (a lot!) of food to store for the next day and we, of course, said yes. When she got here she told us that she and Nate took the cake to Nate’s sister’s house and somehow [...]

Not only is this question reasonable, it’s one I ask myself. AidelMaidel says, gently:
But sometimes I wonder (and that’s only based on what you write here - obviously your life is much more complex then your blog) if you are quick to label Madison’s separation anxiety as an outcropping of her adoption. Couldn’t it just [...]

Today was homeschool gym stuff for both kids. First Pennie came over to pick up our kitchen-aid mixer and while she was here Madison had an unfortunate accident that resulted in her tearing a scab off her knee (it’s spring after all with bare knees and all the threat that goes with them). There was [...]

They just got back from the mommy & me gym class and Madison felt too shy to play so Noah said he’d do it with her. (Apparently it’s NOT mommy & me — it’s mommy drink coffee from the sidelines while the preschoolers run and jump.) So there’s five little kids and Noah, gamely going [...]