Author Archives: Jessica

We got great results on Jude’s brain and spine MRI today. I had the customary scanxiety for a few weeks in advance and it was particularly bad today, while waiting for the results. Just Jude and I went and left the others at home sleeping. Jude did a great job. The nurses just loved him …

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Jude and I had to get up early for his brain and spine MRI today. I was backing out of the garage before I was fully awake. I hit the recycling bin on the way out of the garage by turning a little too sharply or not sharply enough. Can’t remember. Anyway, Jude knew right …

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Levi (age 3-1/2) is finally potty trained so the first time in 2 years since Asher was born, we have just one little darling in diapers. So exciting!

My little sister, a Ph.D. and Assistant Professor of Biology at NDSU, was featured on a national TV commercial for NDSU. She and I used to play school all the time growing up. I was 2 years ahead of her and I was always the teacher and she was always the student. So, she was always …

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“Mommy, I don’t think I’ve ever washed my foot.”

Andy has always told me that if we ever build a new house, he would definitely put a urinal in it. Little does he know that we apparently already have one. I caught Levi tonight peeing into the sink in the upstairs bathroom. Yuck!

It’s 11 p.m. and Levi is struggling to stay awake while watching Planet 51 auf Deutsch. He told Andy, “If you want to watch a movie, you have to keep your eyes open.” Nothing cuter than Levi stating the obvious!

Tonight the boys and I were making brownies. Jude got me the egg I needed, but Asher didn’t think 1 was enough. He went to retrieve more and surprised me out when I found him in the fridge. Nothing that kid does should ever surprise me.

I love the Fitbit that Andy got me for Christmas. Today I reached a new record — over 33,000 steps and 14 miles. And, the best part of this is that I logged most of those miles while working on my walking station (desk on a treadmill). Love that thing!

Levi loves babies. He likes to go up to random stranger babies and stroke them and kiss them. Tonight Levi asked me, “Mommy, can we buy some other kids?”