Blog Entries tagged 'brett reider'

You Can't Stop the Tantrum

brett@snugfits.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Garrett's terrible two-ness has gone off the charts recently, coinciding with the arrival of Bodie. He's always had a little nonconformist attitude, a born maverick. Now he's the epitome of rebellion. Tantrums have become the norm now when things don't work out for him. Its obvious that he's going to have a hard time adjusting to not being the baby anymore. Its hard to see him go throug [...]

A Day at the Beach

brett@snugfits.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:00:00 +0100

As always, Surfers Healing was awesome this year. It was huge turnout, bigger than ever! Gavin even had his own little fan club there to "Ooh and Aah" over him! It was an unforgettable day, especially since Sara was starting to go into labor with Bodie! We knew from the previous two births that she labors slowly and methodically, so we felt it best to spend the beginning stages of labor at the beach! It [...]

Bodie has arrived, Extra Large.

brett@snugfits.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +0100

What a week we have had! Baby Bodie has finally arrived! Sara started going into labor the day of the big Surfers Healing camp. She woke me up at about a quarter to 3 and announced that we'd be having the baby that day. Well, that was just the start of a very long labor. Bodie wasn't born until 30 hours later! The labor was progressing so slowly, I didn't think it would ever happen. Sara felt we [...]

Kids and Cats

brett@snugfits.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Our cat, Laya, hasn't yet become completely comfortable with the boys. Four years ago when we brought Gavin home from the hospital, her life changed in every respect. Her peaceful, lazy existence made a giant shift. I remember the look on her face the first time she approached our new baby and gave him a couple sniffs - it was pure disdain. She hid under the bed for awhile, as if the baby would throw off his swaddling blanket and get her. It took awhile, but when Gavin grew and beca [...]

How to Get Kids to Share

brett@snugfits.com — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:00:00 +0100

As the father of a 4 and a 2 year old, lack of sharing is the number one source of friction in our house. My 4 year old son, Gavin, has autism, which adds another element of frustration to the the equation. Garrett, the terrible 2, is really taking on his own little freethinking personality right now. It's an important time in both of their lives developmentally. Sharing is part of that developmental process.

Right now, I don't think either of these boys have the reasoning [...]