I took Jordan and Cameron to see Santa – I go early because I put together a family calendar every year and this is the last needed photo for the project. Anyway… This is the first time Jordan hasn’t cried with the jolly guy. She seemed a little skeptical about her safety at first… but [...]
Entries Tagged as 'November08'
35 Months Old!
November 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Dancing, DisneyWorld, Food, November08, Singing, Tattling, jordan
Can you believe Jordan is only a month away from turning 3? It’s mind boggling. In the last month she has turned even more into a strong, opinionated and highly verbal little girl. She is super proud of her new prosthetic. She didn’t wear it much this week after we discovered a skin breakout that [...]
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Family time!
November 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Family, Friends, Holiday08, November08, Thanksgiving, jordan
Jordan is enjoying family time for Thanksgiving… Another year for us all to be very thankful. For one thing, we are lucky to be loved by a wonderful family. We may not all live that close to each other, but we’ve found so many ways to stay in touch. The kids’ blogs are a great [...]
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5 Minutes for Special Needs
November 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · 5 Minutes For Special Needs, Interview, November08
I almost forgot… I was traveling yesterday and didn’t get to post this. Jordan’s blog was featured on the 5 Minutes for Special Needs website yesterday. One of the writers interviewed me. You can see it here. But since she couldn’t post the full interview, here it is:Tell me a little about yourself and your [...]
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Home again… Lots to do
November 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Eating, New School, November08, Prosthetic, Therapy, jordan
I got back from China and went straight to work with Jordan! I met up with her occupational therapist to finally show her how Jordan’s new prosthetic works. It was incredible to watch how Jordan took to naturally using the “hand” after we convinced her to work on it. (She was a little stubborn since [...]
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While I was in China…
November 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · China08, Dancing, Flickr, New School, November08, Nutcracker, Performance, School, jordan
The first night I slept in Shanghai I left my phone on… Silly me since there’s a 14 hour difference. I happened to notice my phone buzzing and decided to answer it. The person on the phone was from a preschool where Jordan was on the waiting list. Apparently there’s a chance for her to [...]
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Before I run off….
November 15th, 2008 · No Comments · November08, Prosthetic, Students, Travel, jordan
I’m in a hotel just hours away from when I need to hop on a plane towards Shanghai for work. It’s very exciting. I doubt I’ll be able to get access to this blog from blogger.com since China blocks many popular American web tools. But I might try to email updates. We’ll see what happens. [...]
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School picture 2008
November 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Insert, November08, Prosthetic, School, SchoolPicture, Shoes, jordan
I think they shot the picture a little wide — notice all the space around her. But Jordan flashed a sweet smile for this year’s school picture. I bought the picture CD, but they only gave me this tiny size. Oh well. Since we got back into town early enough – Jordan and I are [...]
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Home and happy
November 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments · 2008, Chicago08, November08, Prosthetic, jordan, motionbox
We met with David one more time before heading home. Jordan was pretty darn excited about having a chance to play with him. Since we went to the children’s museum, she has warmed up to actually using her hook. Here she is using both hands pushing a big exercise ball with David: But we had [...]
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I think we’re figuring it out
November 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 2008, Chicago Children's Museum, Chicago08, November08, Prosthetic, jordan
We met up with Jordan’s prosthetist, David Rotter, again today. This time we met on his turf – the University of Illinois-Chicago Medical Center. Getting Jordan’s arm on this morning was pretty easy. I think I bribed her with television or something but she didn’t sqirm or complain or anything. That was pretty nice. Today [...]
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Interesting juggle
November 8th, 2008 · 4 Comments · 2008, American Girl, Chicago08, November08, Prosthetic, jordan
So we wore the new arm today — I decided to have Jordan wear her new bouncy hand — low pressure and simple to put on. Jordan didn’t like that I made her wear it, but I wanted to see when it’s helpful and when it’s in the way. My first note: She can pound [...]
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Taking a break
November 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · 2008, Chicago08, Lego, November08, Prosthetic, jordan
Well… We have an arm to play with over the weekend. Jordan’s new prosthetic has the ability to use three different “hands.” A hook that opens and closes when Jordan uses her shoulders, a hand with a little flexibility and offers simple stability and a hand that holds onto a bike! (yahoo!) Of all three [...]
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A cool bouncy arm
November 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments · 2008, Chicago08, November08, Prosthetic, jordan
We’re getting closer to an arm that works for Miss Jordan. We just tried on her new arm with a hand that bounces! It’s slightly flexible and just gives Jordan extra stability. She almost immediately took a liking to it when she realized she can bounce or clap with both hands! Bouncing: Clapping: I also [...]
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First attempt at a body powered prosthetic
November 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 2008, Chicago08, November08, Prosthetic, jordan
We are at Schreck and Siress and working with David Rotter – who was recommended by a thousand different people (okay, actually ten). Anyway, he’s patiently helping Jordan prepare for her first body powered prosthetic. I caught this moment when she tried to move the hand for the first time with David’s help.
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This may be trickier than I thought
November 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments · 2008, Chicago08, November08, Prosthetic, Technology, jordan
So Jordan and I have made it to the Chicago area to start working with Scheck and Siress – a prosthetic company that has many, many offices in the area. I had shot a tiny video clip of us on the road – but the wireless card that I actually turned around to pick up [...]
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