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Author Archives: jackblee
Al Pacino’s got nothing on TRBL
Early one evening last week, we were lying down with Timothy in his bed. Laura was reading to him, and I saw my window of opportunity and snuck out of his room. I got into the hall and sat down … Continue reading
Tell Picasso to stop licking the dog
Timothy did some cooking last week, making both pizza and chocolate chip cookies. He had fun and at times was a little bossy pants — he may look like the Pillsbury Dough Boy, but he directs the troops like General … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Down syndrome
Tagged Chef TRBL, Fingers, Gigi's playhouse, Picasso, Shhhhh, tongue, Yes Prep
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Sleep and Rock- Paper- Scissors
For the fifth year in a row, Catherine gathered friends and jumped in the waters of Lake Calhoun recently in the Special Olympics’ Polar Plunge. This year’s team consisted of 25 juniors and seniors from Edina high school in … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor, happy ears, Sleep
Tagged Children's hospital, new dog newer tricks, Polar Plunge, Surgery, Travel
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Locked in a Fashion Emergency
Timothy made the leap from crib to big boy bed this weekend. It’s a little later than usual to have him start sleeping in a bed, but our math went something like this – wait until he was climbing out … Continue reading
Bath Toys and Uber too
It’s great to have Elisabeth back from college for the Holidays. Timothy has loved having both sisters in the house. Timothy had a fun Christmas, and received his fair share of gifts and accolades. He also enjoyed … Continue reading
The Abominable Snowmonster
There is nothing more that Timothy loves than a good group hug. When he’s leaving a gathering, our little rush chairman will often reach out to different people to circle up. This is one of the cutest things … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor, Eating, Parenting lessons -- Don't try this at home
Tagged Death by diaper, group hug, hospital, new dog newer tricks, raking, Travel, yogurt
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Timothy and the Ten Pins
At the birthday party of a classmate, Timothy was enjoying knocking over the bowling pins that were set up on the floor of the gym. I would set them up and Timothy would immediately knock the pins over. Fast forward … Continue reading
Was that Timothy who just ran past the window?
Timothy turned 4 years old last weekend, which he continues to celebrate with a series of tasteful celebrations. We all enjoyed a trip to Indianapolis to celebrate the wedding of Laura’s sister, Mary Ann and her fiancé Fritz, … Continue reading
Dancing Zeus meets the monster
According to Greek mythology, Zeus used to throw thunderbolts down to earth. I thought about that when we had a loud thunderstorm a few nights ago. In the summer, our daughters usually sleep in the basement room right below our … Continue reading
Every day is kids’ day
Last Sunday, on the morning of Father’s Day, Timothy had a very dirty diaper and lived up to my last blog entry by bringing his hands in to help with the diaper clean up. That diaper was so dirty that … Continue reading