Ok, not really—it only feels that way. I went to visit Max’s school on Friday to discuss his Dynavox with his speech therapist. My husband and I find it really hard to navigate, and Max isn’t so hot to use it on weekends, either. (At school, he does fine navigating the “classroom” category.) We’re going…
The “R” word
Matthew and I were at Best Buy shopping for CD’s (he wanted to buy REVOLVER and The White Album.) He saw an entire rack of Beatle CD’s and ran over to it gleefully, bumping into another customer-hard. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” said Matthew earnestly. “What are you, a retard or something? “yelled the customer. “I…
Worth Every Challenge
I just posted this on my personal blog, and normally would not duplicate it here. But since this is National Adoption Month, and since adoption is the thing that has made my life complete, I feel compelled to continue spreading the word. Hope you don’t mind… From a very young age, I always wanted to…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
After seven days in the joint, er I mean the hospital, I think she’s had enough, don’t you? Got something special to share? Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also blogging at Three Ring Circus
I’ll teach my girl 100 words
Bear’s IEP went off without a hitch. I am very thankful for the wonderful team supporting my daughter. It was comical to see eight adults sitting in kiddie chairs around a tiny table flipping through 32 pages of goals. It was the shortest one so far. We were done in less than an hour! We…
Even more special needs Mommy confessions
• I get excited when Max feeds himself. Then I try to get my husband to clean up the mess. • There’s a family with four kids who lives down the block. Sometimes, when I’m around their kids I think, “Wow, they got four healthy kids….” • I dread progress reports. I mean, yes, it’s…
The Ugly
I’ve always wondered where the phrase, “The good, the bad, and the ugly” came from. It always seemed negatively skewed to me. I mean, why can’t it be, “The great, the good, and the bad?” Or even, “The great, the good, the bad, and the ugly.” Those seem more optimistically balanced. Then, my son turned…
Loss of Innocence
Whether it was during pregnancy, at birth, or some time after, we all remember the moment we first knew. Here is my story, adapted from a chapter in my book. I remember the first time I noticed that my first born son, Matthew, was different. He was about a year old and we were at…
Ramblings of a Fevered Mind
I tried, really tried, to come up with a good and interesting post for today, but most of my family has the H1N1 flu and I just can’t seem to focus my mind enough to write. So I decided to share some of the random thoughts that have been running through my mind. For instance,…
Special Exposure Wednesday.
Wagon rides are the best! When you are little and you get tired easily there is nothing better that having your big sister pull you in a wagon. Got something special to share? Why don’t you join in this Special Exposure Wednesday. Please remember your comment love at each link you visit. Also…