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Picture Update - My Favorite Kind of Post
Hi MomHip Hip HurrayI Love to torment a sleeping dog....poor HunterFirst time playing weapons with the Big GuysHe decided his head needed protection.Loves to put things away.....or hide...
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Heart Surgery Anniversary
1 year post surgery1 year post surgery1 year post surgeryDay of surgery4 days post surgery2 weeks post surgery6 months post surgeryHappy to have my boys
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2.5 Years Old
Long time without an update on my little man. He is doing awesome. Since his birthday in April he has only had a few colds. The worst was when we did mommy/me swim lessons which I loved. He got...
View ArticleGuest Post: What I Want to Know
I am lucky enough to know a handful of mom's who have adult children with Down Syndrome. I always have so many questions for the been there/done it moms. So I took an opportunity to do an email...
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Fundraiser: Cutest Bags Ever
If you have not heard of Thirty-One before you need to check them out purses, bags, totes, etc. Great for moms, working girls, and especially special needs moms.I am having a party to raise funds for...
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Love Hate Relationship with the Feeding Tube
The feeding tube. It can drive me a little crazy at times. I will start with the good. He would not be alive if he did not have his tube. He can be fed anywhere anytime. He can be awake or asleep....
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Holiday Picture Fail
Why do I try to do my own pictures it is always epic fail. This year Zac looks drunk and David looks like he is getting squeezed a little too much by big brother. What is the solution..........We are...
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Feeding Update Hmmm and Arghhhh
Be careful what you wish for......remember the post from November. Something to the effect of "at this point I just may be hoping for something that can be surgically repaired". Well, they found...
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Intensive Feeding Therapy Evaluation
The location is a children's hospital so I am not sure why I was surprised that it started out more like a medical appointment than a feeding therapy session. Maybe because the instructions were to...
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3 Years Old is Looming
I don't even know where to start, so much has changed from last year. The biggest changes from 2 to 3 years old is the walking and the talking. David walks everywhere, he still wears shoe inserts...
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Intensive Feeding Therapy Begins Monday
Tomorrow we begin our next adventure. Feeding therapy 5 days a week at our local Children's Hospital. I am nervous. I am excited. I am cautiously optimistic. It will effect our schedule, lives,...
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Intensive Feeding Therapy Week 2
The schedule is really difficult. Monday 10-12 and Tuesday through Friday 11-12. Add travel time 45 min each way. Add Friday appointment with nutrition and gastrointestinal doctor. Now if you are...
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Can't Crack the Code: Week 3 Feeding Therapy
David's first baseball game sat through 9 inningsThey are starting to see what we have always seen, very few swallows. Every time David sees a new feeding therapist they are so optimistic during the...
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Feeding Therapy Weeks 4 and 5
So week 4 we saw our feeding therapist for 5 days in a row then came week 5 we saw her for 1 day, her last. The goal was 25 sessions in 5 weeks; we ended with 18 sessions in 5 weeks. So we have 7...
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David Goes to Hawaii
First plane rideOver tired sillyTurtle on the beach Hang Loose Only in Hawaii can you take photos that are postcard worthyTube feeding in HawaiiEveryone loves a warm ocean, sorry California just not...
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Really, 4 Years Old
It's that time of year where I have flashbacks to the beginning of David's life and there are no good memories of the first three weeks he was in this world. It was filled with fear, turmoil,...
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Summer 2014
Adding some quick photos from our recent trip to LA before we head out of town for San Diego. If you live in AZ you go to CA to escape the hot summers. David loves the beach. Not the water so much...
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Summer Vacation Take 2 - 2014
Another trip to San Diego, end of summer trip and celebration of our 14th wedding anniversaryThey actually look like they like each otherDavid loved the fish acquariumsZac loved everything at...
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Photo Updates
Zac first day of 3rd grade. David wouldn't pose for pics that day.Brothers practicing push upsMore cute play timeDoing yoga poses at Nana's houseSeconds before David hit ZacAnother surgery (don't...
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Holiday Photos The Good and the Bad
Our best photo of the season and we don't even do Santa at our houseZac and mom went hiking and found the decorated tree.....so coolThey only kind of like each otherLook where?A little stiff and...
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Photos at the park
The attitude continues... David loves going to the local park. Mommy trying to let him walk without handholding. Sometimes mommy has to take off running to catch him before he gets to the street. Rock...
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