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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Stroke or Seizure?

We had a bit of a scare last night. James was in his crib and started doing something weird. At first, I thought it was one of his infantile spasms, but then I noticed that it was different than his normal spasms. Instead of raising both arms like he usually…

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James in his new Bumbleride stroller

New Stroller

Stacy and James tested out the new stroller he got as an early birthday present from his grandma and aunt (my mom and sister). Yes, I said birthday present. Stacy and I can hardly believe that he will be 1 year old in about a month! Here are a couple…

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A Local Feel-Good Story

Sometimes the simplest of ideas can change someone’s world. A local 8-year-old girl, Abby, has a younger brother with cerebral palsy. She normally tags along when he goes to the hospital for doctor appointments and noticed that many of the other kids there liked to color. Last summer after she…

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