1st Birthday Party: Monkey Theme

Well, he made it. James is officially 1 year old. Actually 1 year and 1 day old to be exact. His birthday was yesterday, August 29th. After everything that James has been through over the past year, and not knowing how many birthdays he will have, we wanted to make…

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Looking Back on James’ First Year

Tomorrow James turns 1 year old. If you’ve been following this blog over the past year, you know the past year has been pretty rough for all three of us. The pregnancy was uneventful so when James was born with so many medical issues it hit us like a ton…

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James with his new glasses

New Glasses

James got new glasses yesterday and he looks adorable! Have you ever had your eyes checked, either at an eye doctor or at the DMV? They usually have you look at a chart on the wall or in a machine and ask you to read a particular line out loud,…

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Remembering Jackson

Stacy found a website where you can send in the name of a loved one that has passed away and they will write their name in the sand and take a picture of it. Although we’ve had our hands full with James this past year, we have never forgotten about…

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Stacy Took James to the Lake

One of Stacy’s friends lives about 30 – 45 minutes away and her town has a big community lake that people can go swimming in. Stacy thought it would be fun to take James swimming in the lake. I had to work so I was unable to go with them.…

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New Bath Chair

New Bath Chair

James got a bath chair thanks to early intervention. He looks so little in it, doesn’t he?     I think this will work much better than this one that we got from Babies R Us:    

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Crazy Therapy Day

Today was a bit crazy with all of James' therapies. He had physical therapy at 9:00 am, vision therapy at 11:00 am, and hearing therapy at 5:00 pm. Fortunately, all of the therapists came to the house so Stacy didn't need to pack up all of James’ stuff, and James…

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