When Peanut was born, we immediately contacted our local Down syndrome guild. When Peanut was a mere two weeks old, I attended my first Mom’s Night Out with other moms of children with Down syndrome. Very quickly I enveloped myself in the world of parents of children with special needs and found comfort in knowing…
Category Archives: Conditions and Diseases
A Coward?
I recently spoke about Let’s Cure CP, here on a post. I’m going to do my best not to write too many posts about the organization but it’s highly likely I’ll write one from time to time. This post is related because I need to ask a question of this community. I believe what we…
It’s a Puzzle…
My kids each received a jigsaw puzzle as one of their Christmas gifts. I gave the littles a couple of “preschool” puzzles – the ones with a couple of dozen pieces. The oldest can now do these with ease and I didn’t see many options in between those and the 100 piece jigsaw I got…
Are Perseverations A Deeper Thought Needing A Better Answer?
I’ve learned not to look too deeply into what J’s thinking. Beyond what his needs are, what may cause or did cause a meltdown and how to keep him entertained and growing without meltdowns is about as far as I’ve gone. We’ve been in such a similar space with similar likes and dislikes for so…
Merry Christmas!
As I said last week, Jillian gave me one of the best Christmas presents ever. It even was better than my easy bake oven! That being said, I did have a very nice holiday with my family! It is a very weird year this year, only because we usually fly to Nova Scotia on Boxing…
A Toy Story
Over the years, many of Precious’ toys have been of the developmental nature. Toys younger than her actual age. We’ve kept a lot of the toddler toys in the house even though Precious turned 5 recently because she still has trouble with them sometimes and we can use them as teaching aids. As the third…
Peace in the Wee Hours
Ah, the wee hours of the morning, when the sun and my children are still asleep — where they stir quietly, smiling in their sleep… dreaming of sailing the high seas on their new pirate ship… in another world — there is resounding peace here in my world. Everything is as it should be. No one is judging us. No one…
Tis the season…
When we’re at the store, my son and I, I wonder what people think. Sometimes they tell you exactly what they think, ready or not here it comes. It’s apparent that my son has a physical disability, the wheelchair is a clear give away, but sometimes we don’t heave and hoe that into the vehicle….
5MSN Virtual Christmas Dinner!
Merry Christmas Eve!!! Welcome! Come on in! Let me take your coat…. Here’s a little squirt of hand sanitizer for you…. We have a beautiful dinner laid out for us…serve yourselves and enjoy! While y’all are eating, I thought we could all share a story of hope. After all, that’s what this season is about—hope!…
Top Ten Things I am a Little Tired of Hearing
I wish I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard the following ten statements. Because I’d be a rich, rich woman indeed and there’d be no scrounging to get therapy stuff for my kid. Ahem. Without further ado: G-d doesn’t give you more than you can handle. Look, I understand the intent. I really…