We had such a wonderful time this past weekend at Hands & Voices Family Camp. We arrived early, so my husband and one of the Dads who was there as a volunteer, bonded over building Legos with their children and the other volunteer’s children. Our family shared a cabin with some new friends who are …
Hands and Voices, our first Family Camp experience Read More »
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 »
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 …
3 Types of Speciality Softbands for Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA), and where to buy them. We could spend our whole lives trying to fix our “flaws” to fit in with the crowd. However, I prefer to teach my daughters to be confident and proud of who they are. Because it is the differences, which …
Three years ago, today, our family was on a walk with our new friends. I enjoyed watching their two girls playing together. While my toddler followed them around. We had just found out we were having another baby girl! So I imaged what it would be like to watch my two little girls playing together. …
Three Years Ago Today, I Received a Phone Call, Which Rocked my World. Read More »
Duane and I just read the book, “Wonder.” Then we rented the the movie and watched it with our 4 year old. A couple weeks later, our girls were making silly faces, and Big Sis said, “when we do this we kind of look like Auggie, in the movie Wonder.” My response was, “honey, your sister …
The Cost and the Reward of Being a Daughter of the Baha Mama Read More »
Duane and I just read the book, “Wonder.” We also rented the movie and watched it with our 4 year old, after Little Sis went night-night. Then we got to go visit a big school, just like in the movie. Big Sis does a show-n-tell presentation every week at our homeschool co-op class, so she was excited …
When was I born? The Story of the Forgotten Sibling. Read More »
Recently our family was invited to be guest speakers at a local 3rd grade class. They had just read the book, “Wonder” and watched the movie. The book is required reading for most 3rd and 4th grade classes across the USA. “Wonder,” is the story of a boy named Auggie. He had been home schooled …
The Day We Got Schooled: Our Family’s Presentation on TCS and Wonder Read More »
