Did you fall for the FaceBook scam? A message from a friend, starting with, “Hi….I actually got another friend request from you yesterday…” Then the message tells you to, “forward this to all your friends.” So you forwarded a message to all your friends saying: “I got another friend request from you…” But did you …
When my second daughter was diagnosed with hearing loss, I had no idea the crazy adventure ahead of us. All I knew was, I had made lots of baby headbands for both of my girls, and I was happy that my little Baldilocks would be wearing headbands always. Keep in mind, my husband has Treacher …
“Child, where is your BAHA?” My 3 year old daughter is pretty good at wearing her hearing aid and softband on all day. She usually only takes it off for bath or bed time, and hands it to me. I set it safely on the kitchen island. The problem is, sometimes she decides to change …
It was the last week of June, when PipSqueak tried to jump off her nightstand and broke her leg. When I was a child, I jumped off the top bunk. So my girls sleep on mattresses on the floor. The tallest thing in their room is the nightstand, which is a mere 17 inches. But …
Jump Right In! The Story of Our Summer and PipSqueaks Broken Leg Read More »
When I was 18 months old, I wanted to fly. So I climbed up on the top bunk and jumped off. I flapped my arms as hard as I could, and hit the floor. When I recovered, I wanted to try again, but my mom stopped me. Apparently I did not learn my lesson, in the …
Climbing Monkeys, Jumping Lions, and Broken Bones. Read More »
Here we are again. With warm, fuzzy nostalgic feelings as we settle into our room at the Ronald McDonald House. We have this down to a science now. Spending the night before at the RMH, that way we can actually arrive on time to our appointments. Usually we drive to the city in the afternoon, …
Our Annual Pilgrimage to the Children’s Hospital in the City Read More »
Spring is here. The weather is beautiful. Time to go play at all the local playgrounds. I hardly went to playgrounds last summer. My toddler was little and dangerous. But this summer, she is bigger and totally capable. Right? Haha. Wrong. First trip to the play ground PipSqueak sat in the baby swing the whole …
There once was a girl named Asha. “Hope” is what her name means. She was born with little ears, because she got her Dada’s genes. Microtia, is what it’s called. When the outer ear is small, or has an unusual shape, or maybe it’s not there at all! Dada has no ear canals. And he …
When a baby is learning how to walk, they fall down a lot. But they get back up and try again. Everyone is helping them, and encouraging them to keep trying. Cheering for them when they finally take a few steps. We are not afraid if the child falls, because we all know the child …
When I was a teenager, I babysat a lot. I had a 3-kid limit. Seriously, most parents do not want more than 3 kids, so why would you expect a teenager to watch that many kids? I also had an age limit – being that I preferred to watch babies and toddlers. Kids who don’t talk …
