His word just before bed tonight - “love”.

He’s been trying so hard to say it. He decided that kissing us was going to be his ’sign’ for it in the meantime, but you could watch his mouth try to make the word. I don’t care how it comes out (”luh” with a slight ‘v’ sound on the end, in this case); he said it.

If you’re going through speech issues with your child, you know what one word can do to you. Some words - especially one word - go beyond what any of our own words can express.

Sleep well. I will.

Happy Spring Forward, the time of year when parents briefly might get to sleep some fraction of an hour later, if:

1. Your kid actually sleeps through the night.
2. You don’t have to be somewhere - like school - early in the morning.
3. Your kid isn’t a rooster who crows at first light regardless of the time of year.

This will last three days if you’re lucky. Enjoy it while you can.