Milestone
Mommy misses her kids
I have been working a lot. A lot. When I walked into the house today, Jordan squealed with excitement. She scrambled up the stairs. She babbled to her heart’s delight. She missed me. I’ve been swamped at the beginning of a new semester – There has been a culmination of projects that need attention at…
Read More +Special Daddy Moment
Jordan needed to cross the parking lot with her dad tonight. So her dad asked her to hold his hand… She immediately lifted up her LEFT hand. LEFT. So he held onto her prosthetic hand and walked to the car together. Wow.
Read More +22 Months Old!!
Is it possible… Can Jordan be THIS close to 2 years old? It’s stunning to see what a little girl she’s turning into. She has more and more words. Heck she even has two and three word sentences. She’s also a much more emotional and demanding little person. When she wants something, she’ll scream it.…
Read More +Arm challenge
I put Jordan in a really cute outfit today… But her arm was too wide. The wrist was a bit to wide. The dress never really fit properly. She did wear her arm all day — She did all week except Monday. She’s amazing. Today Jordan stepped up on a stool to get water from…
Read More +21 Months Old!
This has been a really big month for Jordan. She’s really becoming her own person and this month proved it. She’s turning into an independent, strong little girl. Some of her big changes this month included a TON of words and more understanding of my words. I can also talk a little bit of reason…
Read More +20 Months Old!
Jordan got to celebrate her 20 month old birthday by meeting a brand new baby. Her name is Charley and Jordan was skeptical of the experience. She patted her very gently, but was more interested in babbling and talking to Charley’s family. Either way, it was so awesome to hold a little baby in my…
Read More +Little developments every day
We’re moving into a stage where milestones creep up very organically. It’s natural and slow and amazing when you realize she just did something “grown up.” As we walked into school the last three days, Jordan grabbed the railing and walked up the stairs all by herself. Cam and I were so excited. She’s getting…
Read More +Torn between little girl and baby
When we were at the summer Helping Hands event near Boston, we met a really cool family I’ve talked to a number of times online. Their daughter is a month older than Jordan and missing her right arm below the elbow… She seems SO much older than Jordan physically. And I thought about it and…
Read More +Pie, lobster and the beach
We’ve continued this non-stop vacation with non-stop trips. After visiting the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens yesterday, we took the kids to eat at one of the best diners in the country: Moody’s Diner. We got their famous 4-berry pie. We even bought a slice for Jordan She’ll eat it ONLY if disguised in vanilla ice…
Read More +18 Months Old!!
It’s Jordan’s half birthday!! It’s just amazing to think about what a big girl she is turning into. We had Jordan’s 6 month IFSP meeting this morning: Individualized Family Service Plan as part of the state’s First Steps program. We are going to cut down on our PT time (we were approved for 2-3 appointments…
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