Did the title of this post pique your interest? Sorry. I am a little tired and wasn’t sure how to title this post so I just wrote the first thing that came to mind. When James was born, one of his testes wasn’t descended into the scrotum. One of his…
Stacy found a song/video on YouTube that really hits home. The song is "The Life That’s Chosen Me," written by Karen Taylor-Good and Lisa Aschmann. It’s about having a child with special needs. In my Father's Day post, I shared similar thoughts/feelings that she shares in the first verse: We…
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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…