Tag: siblings
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Potty Training Win, First Illness and a Brilliant Big Sister
Eleven days in and something clicked. Here is how we finally got our potty training win with a two-year-old with Down syndrome – and everything else that happened alongside it. How the first attempt went A few months ago we tried potty training Mr for the first time. He is two years old and has…
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Our First Summer as a Family of Five: Real Life Update
Our first summer as a family of five has been intense. Here is an honest snapshot of what our days actually look like as it draws to a close. How mornings begin Mr wakes first, somewhere between six and seven. B usually follows immediately – though having nursed through the night, he is not hungry…
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Family Events with Three Kids: Our Summer in Review
We have been a family of five for three months now. Here is what family events with three children actually looks like – the proud moments, the logistics, and why we keep doing it anyway. The lesson we learned at the first event Our first large family event with three kids this summer was a…
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Three Months Old: Cake, Chaos and a Summer to Remember
B is three months old today. The plan was to bake a cake first thing this morning. The plan, as usual, did not survive contact with three children. A birthday morning that went its own way My three months old baby update starts like most of our mornings – with the best of intentions and…
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A Typical Day with Three Kids: Our Summer Routine
People sometimes ask what our days look like. Here is the honest answer – a typical day with three kids from the first night feed to the last bedtime song, and everything in between with our 4-year-old daughter, 2-year-old son with Down syndrome and 2-month-old baby son. How we sleep My partner sleeps in the…
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A Day with Four Kids: Chaos, Sea and Pure Joy
Today I had more children than usual. Three of my own and one borrowed. A day with four kids turned out to be one of the nicest days we have had in a long time. An extra pair of hands arrived at the door We have lived here four months now, and from almost the…
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Meet Ms and Mr: The Siblings Behind Our Family of Five
B gets most of the airtime right now for obvious reasons. But there are two other remarkable people in this house who deserve their own moment. This post is about siblings in a family of five. Mr: the boy they said wouldn’t Mr is two years and five months old. He has Down syndrome. When…
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Seven Weeks In: Our First Solo Day with Three Kids
I had been dreading it and planning for it and quietly hoping it would not be as hard as I feared. It was not. But I want to write it all down anyway, because today – my first solo day with three kids – mattered. Seven weeks with our boy B is seven weeks old…