I’m not sure if I would call this my first Father’s Day or my second. I think technically I became a father when Jackson was conceived. Even though we lost him before he was born, I still consider him my first child. He would have been about 3 months old…
I took this from Stacy’s Facebook: “When a person is having difficulties with their child especially if they are disabled--please do not stare or whisper--offer to help. I have enough to deal with on a daily basis without people staring at me like I am an unfit mother.” It saddens…
We took James to the zoo for the first time today. I am not sure how much he (or any of us) enjoyed it. It was sunny, the temperature was in the 80s and it was a bit humid. At least James got to cruise around in the shade in…
James had his first play date today. Our next-door neighbors were looking for someone to watch their young son for a few hours because they had to work. Stacy also invited over one of her friends and her young boy. Both boys were “normal”. Is that the right word to…
When James was in the NICU, they were never able to get a good hearing test so we eventually decided to wait until he was out of the NICU to get his hearing checked. A couple of weeks ago we took James to an audiologist down at Children’s Memorial in…
I stole this from Stacy’s Facebook. I believe it is a quote by Jose N. Harris from his book MI VIDA: A Story of Faith, Hope and Love. I have not read this book, so if this is incorrect and you know who the correct author is, please let me…
We took James to a neuro ophthalmologist today. What is that? Well, a neurologist (or neuro for short) is a doctor who focuses on abnormalities of the brain and central nervous system; and an ophthalmologist is a doctor that specializes in the eye and related structures. So, a neuro ophthalmologist…