when you have to make sure that the home you are visiting has replaced all there burnt out bulbs before you arrive or you will hear Fix it, go buy new one over and over for the next few hours.

You can find them here.

*you just thought of 5 new things to add to this post and by the time you started typing, you forgot them

*when they ask you in the ER what medications your child is on you pause, wait for them to get their pencil and then ask, "Are you ready?" because you know how long and complicated the list is

*you spend every second in the store trying to find something you can actually buy for your child that they can use or that will "work" for them – besides socks

*you have to give all your child's prescriptions back to the resident to rewrite because he did them all wrong and you can't leave the hospital without those medications

*people look at you like you are incredibly insane when you hand them two 3 inch binders of medical bills that are sorted by month, prefaced by a summary page, color coded and individually tagged and referenced for the simple fact that there is no way you are paying one bill that you aren't absolutely sure is a valid one! I mean, who can even afford the ones that are right?!

you are pulling a sled with your one year old, your three year old and your five year old, all giggling… the five year old is in the middle with the one year old held snugly in her lap, and the three year old behind her holding on tight to make sure they don't fall off…
and a stranger walks up to you and says, What darling twins you have! And the baby is adorable!

Since I'm not a mom of a special needs child, I can't relate to most of those… but as a mom of a picky eater 3 year old I can still relate to

* Your kid eats his dinner while jumping on a trampoline because he'll eat non-white food that way.

* You laugh hysterically when people say "Don't worry if he doesn't eat. He'll eat when he gets hungry enough".

I'm glad you were able to laugh today!

Thanks for the humorous peek into your life.

I know exactly what he weighs in Kilo's

You tell them you will need a extra paper when they ask what the diagnosis' in the ER or a new doc because the three lines won't be enough

When they say that is a "rare" thing. It won't happen… it usually does. ( a 2 peat on a cranio recontrucstion. Shunt breaking into pieces)

I have a billion more I swear

Here's a few more:

When you cringe at the sight of a detour sign because you now have only seconds to explain the situation to your child and avoid a meltdown because you are taking a different route.

When you know what joint compressions and deep pressure are, and how to do them.

When you are amazed to the point of tears by the complexity of social interaction engaged in by a typical six month old.

My favorites are
Knowing the secret spots in the children's hospital-which showers are best, which stairways get you to your child's room fastest, which vending machines have Cheetos, and where the best spot is in Day Surgery waiting room.

Having complete strangers (staff of all types) come to your child's room to check in with her when they "hear" she's inpatient.

Having people call you to ask who is the best urologist, eye dr, ENT, etc. because they know you'll know.