Jennifer Briggs

Last weekend we went on two outings that involved things the girls loved so much (playing in cars, getting food from food trucks, biking) that then there was screaming or whining or not cooperating or all of the above when it was time to leave. Just today we started reminding Sarah more often at each… Read more »

For Father’s Day we went to Kennywood so we would have more time there without rain. There were wonderful parts, but there were also many moments of whining and upset. Almost as soon as we got there, Sarah started saying she wanted to go home. For Amy, none of the food options were ever right. Then… Read more »

Last week I forgot to write about a couple of things. In her time with Sc, Sarah was making a list of what they needed for a pretend recipe and she said, “and finally, eggs!” I love that “and finally…” G recently wrote, “Sarah’s output, particularly over the past month, has been…more authentic sounding. It’s hard… Read more »

Last weekend we were hanging out with Sonia and A. for dinner. We were talking and laughing about some tv shows that I have a propensity to like (swashbuckling, a couple of centuries in the past) and somehow that got mixed with me saying that it was the equivalent of asking if I liked chocolate…. Read more »

Sarah just finished first grade! I know her age peers are already moving onto 5th grade or something that sounds impossibly far away. But here we are! I worked hard to keep her with her developmental age peers as much as possible. That gap continues to widen because she isn’t at all like a neurotypical… Read more »

Sarah saw a substitute OT this week who hadn’t seen her in several months. The OT was very impressed with Sarah’s work. Sarah made a snail by cutting, coloring, and glueing, and she did some writing. Amy had a playdate and she and her friend left a big pile of dress ups on the floor… Read more »

Sarah was outside and saw a neighborhood boy running by. She looked up and waved and said hi. He waved and said hi. It was so easy and normal I wanted to explode with joy and also implode crying with joy, but I kept it all inside me as if it was no big deal…. Read more »

This week contained moments where Sarah responded to my “goodnight, I love you” with “I love you mom” and at another time she thanked me for something! Small miracles all the time! Amy had her school spring concert and the concert itself was adorable and wonderful. Getting out of the house was a bit fraught… Read more »

Drip. Drip. Drip. Drip. Why is the island in our kitchen wet? Why are there drips coming from the ceiling? Puzzlement, light-fixture-removing, ceiling-busting moments later Carl and our neighbor discovered the problem was a hole in a pipe. They also discovered some electrical situations that need to be remedied so actually the leaking pipe was… Read more »

Sarah has been singing more songs more often better than I’ve ever heard her sing, including songs I didn’t even know that she knew. I have overheard her singing “You are my Sunshine” and “Personal Penguin.” When I ask her to sing them for me then she doesn’t so I haven’t been able to get… Read more »