My Life

My Loud Dishwasher
Most of my adult life I have been washing dishes by hand. I know it shocking that there are people in AMERICA in the 21st century that do not have dishwashers, but it's true! I [...]
Meeting a Project Runway Fashion Designer
A couple years ago my best friend called me to let me know that there was a deaf designer on Project Runway that signed and had a cochlear implant. I had never watched the show [...]
15 Years Ago I Wasn’t Quite In Love
This is a really exciting year for me you guys. I am a bit of a romantic, and while most of our anniversaries are low key, the 5th and the 10th were unforgettable. Seriously. My [...]

My #1 Son

By Natalie|2015-09-04T00:02:00+00:00September 4, 2015|Categories: Motherhood, My Life|Tags: 8, birthday, milestones, Z|

There really isn't anything significant about turning 8 and yet somehow Z is changing so much all of the sudden! It really snuck up on me, but I first noticed it when I did my run down of asking [...]

Thoughts From My 7 Year Old

By Natalie|2015-09-03T14:17:01+00:00September 3, 2015|Categories: Family, My Life, Uncategorized|Tags: 7 year old, birthday, look back and laugh, Z|

Tomorrow Z turns 8. This will be the last time I do a post about the funny things he said through the year. He's getting so mature I don't want to embarrass him when he is in 3rd grade and [...]

Living in Holland (Thoughts From a Special Needs Mom)

By Natalie|2023-06-12T06:26:27+00:00August 31, 2015|Categories: Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, Motherhood, My Life, Our Hearing Loss Journey, Parenting Tips, Special Needs, Uncategorized|Tags: cochlear implants, deaf, diagnosis, disability, hearing loss, holland, implants, motherhood, special needs, stages|

If you have a child diagnosed with some form of special needs then you have probably come across the "Welcome To Holland" essay by Emily Perl Kingsley. Basically it compares the shock of finding out your child has a disability to [...]

First Week of School 2015

By Natalie|2015-08-21T20:39:56+00:00August 21, 2015|Categories: Lifestyle, My Life, Schooling, Uncategorized|

I have felt really optimistic about this first week of school until it all came crashing down today. J has had to take over car pooling/kid watching due to me having a fever and barely being able to breath or [...]

Where I’ve Been

By Natalie|2015-08-10T19:58:19+00:00August 10, 2015|Categories: My Life|Tags: beach, coffee shop, dallas, family time, michigan, summer, vacation|

You know something is going on when I come up on the one week mark of no blog posts. My excuse this time is a really happy one! We had the opportunity to go to visit friends in Northern Michigan [...]

Tooth Fairy Disappointment

By Natalie|2015-08-04T18:17:43+00:00August 4, 2015|Categories: Laughter, My Life|Tags: first loose tooth, lost tooth, milestones, sj, tooth fairy|

I have another kiddo joining the adult tooth rank. It's funny how different it has been though. 2 years ago when Z was in this position he barely made any mention of his tooth at all and on Christmas eve [...]

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