#383: Sleepytime T

May 18, 2022

There's not a parent alive who doesn't wistfully talk about the days when their kid used to nap. This week, Tess hit the hay in the middle of the day for the first time in many years.

#382: Thanks for Thinking of Me but I Already Have a Job

May 11, 2022

If you access the American health care system 40-50 times in a year, you're going to have to deal with some nonsense when it comes to insurance companies.

#381: Decked Out

May 4, 2022

Did you know that there are five seasons in Maine? There are. This one, the one after winter and before spring, is called mud season. It's a great time to take Tess shopping for summer clothes.

#380: Shhhh

April 27, 2022

Let's take a field trip with Miss Tess, shall we? It's spring break, and she knows just the place she wants to go.

#379: Pickles

April 20, 2022

I like pickles. Pickled things of all sorts, but definitely your standard dill pickles in the jar. Key phrase being: in the jar.

#378: Tess Has a Passport

April 13, 2022

This is your captain speaking. We're gonna be cruising at 35,000 feet here. I note that today we're happy to welcome aboard Miss Tess Bigelow. She's been seated in a snacks and videos row.

#377: Four Seven

April 6, 2022

Four parents hatched a plan in the state of Texas in 2017. We've come a long way since then. And we need your help this week.

#376: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball

March 30, 2022

Let's check in with the T-Bird and our new pup. How goes it so far?

#375: Penny

March 23, 2022

Someone new has joined our family. She's about ankle height, has boundless energy, and is slowly making friends with Tess.

#374: Homeroom

March 16, 2022

You're muted. Those two words. Part of every zoom call you've ever been on, amirite? If you're on mute, no one can hear what you're saying. Except this one time. Someone definitely heard.

#373: Tess Is Listening to Los Angeles

March 9, 2022

I recently had more time away from Tess than I've had in several years. Upon my return, we decided to listen to a distant city together.

#372: The NeverStarting Story

March 2, 2022

Tess has a certain favorite activity. She's loved it for years. But as soon as you start doing that activity with her, she shuts it down. What is up with this?

#371: An IEP Revelation

February 23, 2022

Another year, another IEP team meeting. Our Tess is in sixth grade, and we learned something new. Something that we shoulda known a long time ago.

#370: Start Here

February 16, 2022

Life with this disease can be pretty overwhelming for families. Especially on that day you first get your diagnosis. If that's you, and this is that day, you've come to the right place.