Nathan

Did a Stranger Want to Hug Your Kid Today?

June 13, 2013

Our parish has what I’ve heard other parents proclaim as The Best VBS in Town. As a result, our already pretty big parish has a very large VBS, which means lots of folks I don’t know. Or perhaps the reason I don’t know them is because we are the weirdo freak family that has only [...]

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A Decent Proposal…for Speech Therapy

May 30, 2013

Okay, so the title of this post is pretty terrible, but I couldn’t resist. I don’t watch Lifetime movies, but I do like to look at the movie titles on the guide. They’re usually a title that sounds very similar to a real blockbuster (like “A Decent Proposal” sounds like “Indecent Proposal”). But none of [...]

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Bikes and Buddies

May 16, 2013

The three-wheel bike arrived at our house during dinner last night, courtesy of Emily (the kids’ fave babysitter, former CCD teacher, and physical therapy assistant), and despite the fact that we didn’t have the toe clips screwed on and no good straps to use in a pinch, Sarah Kate had to ride it Right. Then. [...]

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Future Slugger? Maybe.

May 7, 2013

Tonight is the last softball game of the season, and more than likely the last of Sarah Kate’s short but notable softball career. It’s been a lot of fun, a little pain, and a good learning experience for all of us. Including Nathan. I’ve never been under any delusions that either of my kids will [...]

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Thick as Thieves

May 6, 2013

It’s my turn again to blog over at Sarah’s today. Sarah and I “met” through our love of photography and the shared experience of having a child with cerebral palsy. It begins: The path to parenthood for Mr. Andi and I wasn’t easy – loss, infertility, and a touch-and-go start when Sarah Kate was born ended our dream [...]

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Nonverbal

May 2, 2013

Nathan started public preschool a few weeks ago, and it’s been a positive addition to our routine. He enjoys it, just as he has enjoyed the private preschool he’s been attending since last summer, and I’m happy that he’s getting more targeted help with his challenge areas. It helps me, too, because although he’s a [...]

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When Both (or Neither) of Your Kids Are “The Other One”

April 11, 2013

April 10 is National Siblings Day, and my friend Shasta of Outrageous Fortune recruited several bloggers (including yours truly) to feature posts this week on the siblings of our special needs children…we are calling it Special Needs Sibling Week. Throughout the week you’ll see posts from some of my favorite bloggers, and if you blog about your [...]

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A (Not) Picture Perfect Easter Egg Hunt

April 4, 2013

I take it back. I’m not posting about what I said I’d post about in the comment I left in reply to k on Tuesday. But I will post about it later…probably next week. Instead I’m in a mood to be a little bit more lighthearted. Hope that’s okay. Until last Saturday, Nathan had never [...]

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What My Eyes See and What Photos Don’t Show – Take 5

March 28, 2013

Photography is a big part of this blog, and of my life. I don’t claim to be an expert, by any means, but I do what I can to show the world that life with two children with special needs – cerebral palsy and Down syndrome – is beautiful, special, and, yes, rather ordinary. At [...]

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Happy 3-21 (World Down Syndrome) Day!

March 21, 2013

It’s March 21, which means it’s World Down Syndrome Day! Three copies of chromosome 21 – 3/21, get it? Anywho…I should probably write a super-awesome post about how wonderful people with T21 are, what a shame it is that so many people in the world are blind to their awesomeness, and all that jazz. But [...]

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