Learning by Momosis

Roo had nightmare tonight, and in order for him to calm down and get back to sleep I had to cup my hands tightly over his ears for over 10 minutes. The regular routine was helping him, and then he actually put my hands over his ears and held them down tightly and said something [...]

A few weeks ago I was feeling bold and took the boys with me on “a quick trip” into Costco. Since then I have resolved to never, ever do that again. It brings out the worst in in the boys and me.
So there we were in line, which is always where things can start getting [...]

Me: Look, Roo, I put a picture of the airplane on here to show my friends.
Roo: No friends are your friends Mommy!
Me: No friends are my friends? I don’t have any friends? I’m so sad…
Roo: No! No friends are your friends! You can’t have any friends. You can’t meet any new friends today, Mama. Sorry.
Me: [...]

Oh, there’s a lot to be writing about now. Bigger stuff. It’s harder to get down on paper than the anecdotes. Much of it has to do with Roo’s great progress in the area of eating. But for now, I want to share with you something I just typed up in an email to Roo’s [...]

Bear is 3 years old. Today is a great day, because he ate chocolate pudding! Woo Hoo!
Here’s a not-so-quick review on Bear’s eating, although I assure you I am still leaving out lots of details.
Bear started out as a weak, struggling baby who left the hospital at 5 days old and under 5 lbs. He had [...]

In Seattle right now, we’re all talking about a suspected cop killer who made national news after 4 policemen were shot dead and a massive manhunt ensued. After a couple of days, he confronted a police officer and was shot dead. Is this something we celebrate, or not? Some of us have been discussing this [...]

I’ve been seeing Mr. T on a weekly basis since last October.  
“T” is for therapist.  He doesn’t have much in common with Mr. T on ”The A-Team,” which is exactly why I’ll enjoy using this as a nickname for him on Momosis. Picture me having these conversations with “The A-Team” Mr. T, and it will give you some needed [...]