Dear Shane, Now that you’re settled in at school & know what to expect from your schedule and your teachers, I’m starting to hear more & more from you about your friends. You still call them your “school friends”, as opposed to the friends that you grew up with, but every day you have some … [Read more...]
Letters to My Son: Developing Interests
Dear Shane, You officially have a full month of school under your belt now, and you are loving it! We now have a little routine for after school time, starting with me bringing you a snack for the ride home & ending with you calling Daddy & me to the staircase to look at all of the … [Read more...]
Letters to My Son: The Preschooler
Dear Shane, I still can’t believe you started preschool this month! I admit, I was a bit anxious before you went. I knew you’d love it, but you’ve never been away from family like that before. In your four years on this earth, you’ve been babysat by your Grandma & Grandpa, and twice by a … [Read more...]
Letters to My Son: Big Changes
Dear Shane, Well, it’s August, and it’s going to be a big month for you! This Sunday, your “big boy bed” comes {your first actual twin-sized bed, complete with staircase}. Right now, you’re super excited, and I hope it stays that way. But I admit, I’m not all that optimistic. You’ve … [Read more...]
Letters to My Son: The Big Brother!
Dear Shane, This month you got some fun news- you’re going to be a big brother!! While it didn’t quite sink in at first, you’ve gotten quite excited about the idea of a live-in playmate. You’ve already promised to teach “special brother or sister” how to do somersaults, and to play with them all … [Read more...]
Letters to My Son: Our Changing Family
Dear Shane, It’s been awhile since I wrote you a letter, and so much has happened since then. Mommy & Daddy finally got married, and you were the most handsome ring bearer we could ever ask for. You were so amazing at your job & while we worried for months that you’d get upset, or go … [Read more...]
One Small Step for Baby…
Dear Shane,I know I don't write to you enough- I'll try to work on that, I promise. But you keep me pretty darn busy, and it's about to get even busier around here: You are officially a walker.Last night, Saturday the 11th, Daddy and I were sitting on the couch watching tv. {It was a great episode … [Read more...]
Saturday Shanefest: 9 month letter
Shane Baby,Wow. 9 months. It feels like we've known you forever, but it also feels like just yesterday that you were born.Here's what you're up to now:-You keep me on my toes FOR SURE. Which is why you're 9 months old and this is the first letter I've written to you {oops.} It's also why you only … [Read more...]