Acknowledging the Self Control Crisis
I recently did a book review of Strong and Kind by Korie Robertson. I mentioned the idea presented in the book to choose two character traits that you would want to be the main focus in your home. J and I chose Self-Controlled and Compassionate as our two character traits. J was the one to choose self-control and I went along with it because we are [...]
Hanging My Hat
I took this week off from blogging. Not because I didn’t feel like writing (because I really have). I just needed to focus on Elle this week. We had 4 different appointments so it’s been intense. After waiting a month for these evaluations, and really hoping for some concrete answers, we walked away with more questions. It wasn’t bad news. It was just [...]
Strong and Kind
I decided that instead of a brief synopsis at the end of the year of all of the books that I remember reading, I would do a review (or at least share some thoughts) of the books as I read them one at a time. I just finished Strong and Kind: and Other Important Character Traits Your Child Needs to Succeed by Korie [...]
NEXT
I wasn't going to do a word for the year this year, but then God just sort of dropped this in my lap and was like Yes you are. The first way the word "Next" came to me was because I was wondering what this next chapter of our story would be. We have overcome many of the major life hurdles that we [...]
This Time is Different
I sat in the exam room with a tightness in my throat. I had felt fine, but as the reality of it all sank in the emotions rose up. I began to cry hot tears. I felt the need to apologize because I don't like making other people feel uncomfortable. The audiologist responded in a firm voice " Do not apologize." She told me that [...]
Awaiting the ABR… Again
Elle is now 5 weeks old. She had her one month check up this week and is now 10 pounds 22 inches. The Doctor has been extremely impressed by her growth. Here is a side by side from her first check up and her last which were taken exactly 4 weeks apart. Elle looks completely different. She is really filling out. No more [...]