Where's the guidebook?

When Jordan was born, I often wished there was a guidebook that helped parents of limb different kids. You know, a checklist of things you can do to make sure your child is getting the care he or she needs. My friends used to joke that this blog was the beginning of a guide for…

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Hiking the trails

I took the kids out for a hike this afternoon… it’s a hike we’ve taken many, many times. But it’s been a while and the kids actually kind of forgot the trail until we were deep into the hike. It’s a simple, happy hike where I have to remind them to keep an eye on…

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Helper arm success!

We had another successful day at equestrian therapy! Today was her second session since getting her new elbow helper arm. So she got to wear it with Thunder the horse. I don’t know proper horse terminology but she held on with both hands with leather handles attached to the saddle. But when it came to…

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Conferences + Moms = Next year?

I am lucky to work in a job that gives me access to conferences… most are focused on technology and journalism. It’s really great to take a little time away from home to really focus in on the topics I love. Each year I usually attend two journalism/technology conferences. In the next year I’m going…

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Equestrian therapy returns

Jordan is back on her favorite horse Thunder this Fall. I’m so excited for her. This is her fifth session with the local therapeutic riding stables. We love it there, I love the people who works there and Jordan smiles such a huge smile with her favorite horse. This session I was pretty sure we…

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Trying to get creative

Over the weekend the whole family took Jordan to her soccer class. It’s focused on soccer skills and they don’t actually play games yet. She’s a good listener and I’m very proud to watch her in the big class as she kicks and stops and listens. This week I decided we should give her arms…

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Little Miss Chatterbox

I had a chance to chat with Jordan’s lead teacher at school… I don’t get a chance to have quiet one-on-one time with her often. The classroom is FULL of assistant teachers and kids. And right now the classroom is down a part-time employee so that leads to a very overwhelmed lead teacher. So I…

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Soccer, Party and Football

How can one child have so much excitement in one day? Jordan started the day off in soccer. I swear, it’s amazing to watch her listen and pay attention to her teacher’s instructions. She’s really picking up the mechanics of soccer along with all of the other four year olds on the field. It’s so…

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When mom is down for the count…

…Jordan seems to be just fine. I spent a large chunk of the weekend super sick. Gross sick. The kind of sick you don’t really explain. So that left me without many parenting duties this weekend. Our Labor Day was spent lazily while I labored back to health. The big bummer? I didn’t get to…

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Oldest vs. Youngest

Jordan is super upset she’s the youngest child in our household. To make matters worse, most of her good friends are twins or older siblings in their respective households. Yesterday, another wonderful family we know who has a super sweet daughter welcomed another little one into their home… And that means another sweet friend of…

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