My kids were never great sleepers. That elusive sleep – despite our best team efforts, an abundance of patience, and our peaceful, (mostly) consistent bedtime routine — we never found it. We could get our kids to sleep, but they never stayed there. As an infant, Doodlebug never slept more than 2 hours at a Continue reading →
“I couldn’t do what you do,” she says while shifting her toddler from one hip to the other. Her hair is up in a messy bun and there might be spit-up or this morning breakfast on her shirt. I recognize this mama, because I am also this mama. We have the same unwashed hair, the Continue reading →
It can be difficult to know what to say to a friend with an autistic child, especially if the autism diagnosis is new and your friend is still struggling to make sense of it. A friend of mine dealt with her daughter’s autism diagnosis years before I had any idea Doodlebug might be autistic. At Continue reading →


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