First things first, let me say, I really do like Kelle Hampton. I like her blog, Enjoying The Small Things and her book, “Bloom“. I like her gorgeous stream on Instagram, with almost 40,000 followers. Please note that for the record. This post is not about not liking her, snarking on her, or anything like [Read On]
I realize lately that there are a lot of things I miss. They say the journey as a special needs parent involves mourning and loss, and maybe that’s a bit of what this is. Either way, I just know that there are some things I really miss… I miss the blissful ignorance you have before [Read On]
So our speech therapist is almost certain that G has Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Also called CAS. Confusingly also called dyspraxia. It is a neurological condition, that very simply put, means the words can be in her little head, but she can’t get the message to connect with her mouth to make the words happen. [Read On]
Jen from Laughing At Chaos brought up something that I often think of – the fact that I have two children who fall on opposite sides of the bell curve. Neither falls at what is considered the “norm” or average, one is not better or worse than the other, they are just different. Different from [Read On]
It was just a few days ago that I was talking about all of the reasons I don’t say the “Gifted” word very often. Joyce Slaton over at BabyCenter apparently hates hearing about our gifted children, so she probably appreciates me keeping the gifted thing on the down low. I read her post, rolled my [Read On]
I am often asked what’s wrong with G or what is causing her delays. In a nutshell… WE. DON’T. KNOW. And that’s a toughie. Not knowing sucks. I’ve read on message boards that many parents say the not knowing period, where you know something is wrong, but not what, was the hardest part. When you [Read On]
This morning I had a meeting with our support coordinator from the Dept of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). In Arizona, if your kiddo has more than two “moderate to severe” deficits/delays, DDD covers your child instead of Early Intervention. This was our first follow up meeting since G started services through DDD for speech, cognitive and [Read On]
Like most people, I wear a number of different hats each day. One of my most important roles is that of stay at home mom to a adorable, lovable, silly & sweet almost two year old little girl, G. She joined our family through the miracle of open adoption. She has the biggest smile, [Read On]
I'm Christi. Thanks for stopping by. This is my "other" blog, where you can sometimes find me when I am away from the oven. Things aren't quite as sugar coated here. This is life, the blogger behind the blog, the mama to two sweet girls, one with special needs that are a big part of our every day life. These are my rants and ramblings about anything and everything. Except chocolate & sprinkles. Thanks for stopping by.
