Category Archives: toddler

How vision therapy is saving Stella’s toes, and then some.

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

Stella is a toe-walker. She’s been tiptoeing around for as long as I can remember. Prancing, really. Her gait has been so bouncy and adorable, so evocative of a little ballerina, that her physical effervescence has charmed even sour onlookers. I’ve … Continue reading →

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My own pilot study: Microwaves’ effectiveness in increasing compliance with vision training

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

The solution was there, sitting in the corner of the kitchen all along. My microwave timer has saved patching. The  obtrusive but helpful-in-a-pinch black box has also helped salvage the vision therapy we do at home. Cue an annoying series … Continue reading →

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Quotable?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

I have the good fortune to be writing copy for a really delightful web-based company whose product is perfect for moms like me. Currently, I’m both collecting and writing inspirational quotes for their use. It’s fun work, and hilarious at … Continue reading →

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An inevitable dip in the roller-coaster ride

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

When Stella gets really upset about anything at all, her immediate, go-to move is to tear off her adorable purple glasses with one hand (OUCH!) and throw them, with the force of every ounce of rage she’s got. Though to … Continue reading →

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Stella insists she can see with BOTH eyes

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

Yesterday was sunny and crisp. A Golden Delicious apple of a day. Okay, a frozen one. I’d recently read about how incredibly important and beneficial outdoor time is to kids’ eyesight, and was determined to whisk Stella off to the … Continue reading →

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But terror takes the sound before you make it

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

Yesterday afternoon, during Stella’s nap, I was working here at the computer with sunshine pouring in from the window when thought I detected the slightest noise behind me. I swiveled in my chair and was jolted by the sight of … Continue reading →

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UW pre-optometry students to the rescue!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Stella knows how to use “WHAT!?” for comedic effect. At PCC, the natural grocery store we hit up to three times a day, there are fun sculptures outside. In reference to one of them she exclaimed, “A dog on a … Continue reading →

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All I want for Christmas is an earlier bedtime

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Night before last I slept like a baby. A newborn, actually. I was up until midnight, and wide-eyed from about 1:30 to 6 a.m. At which point I drifted into peaceful slumber for 90 minutes. I went to bed late … Continue reading →

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Christmas is everywhere. Even on our butts.

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

I frigging love Christmas. So does my whole family. Growing up, the season was filled with wonder, for reals, thanks to my mother’s amazing creativity, my father’s endless enthusiasm, and my (and my sisters’) borderline psychotic desire to BELIEVE. In … Continue reading →

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Stella’s latest material

Posted on November 20, 2010 by

I’d like to share with you Stella’s first original joke, complete with killer timing thanks to a dramatic pause: “My favorite color is…  BWIP!” I’m sure that, like Stella and I, you’re laughing hysterically at this point. Catch your breath … Continue reading →

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