It's the little things
Jordan is able to do just about everything on her own. She started putting her socks on her own with a very strong-willed stubbornness at 18 months old. She is an excellent paper cutter with scissors. Of course we need to work on a few things that she’ll encounter at school… Including opening milk boxes. But…
Read More +Finding ways to meet
When I started this site, it was really a way to share stories with families and friends. It was also therapeutic. I had a space to express how I felt as I juggled with the feelings of joy for having a sweet newborn baby and the sadness for knowing how my culture reacts to a…
Read More +Earth Day fun
We had such a busy weekend. Saturday was our super fun family meetup and Sunday was our town’s Earth Day event. Its a chance to see how our town is helping save the earth and enjoy all kinds of entertainment. It’s also an excuse to enjoy music and dancing and romp around a park and…
Read More +Family meetup!
We had a great meetup yesterday at the Magic House just outside of St. Louis. We had a small but super fun group of families to play and get to know each other. The Magic House was crowded but we were able to have all kinds of fun. I can’t say enough about how powerful…
Read More +Meetup!
We’re meeting a bunch of limb difference families in St. Louis today! I’ll have pictures to share as soon as possible. If you can join us, we headed to the Magic House at 11:00am. We plan to spend most of the day there!
Read More +Beauty. How far should you go?
When I was a teen, I struggled with feeling good about myself and my body. It’s crazy to think about that now since I had everything going for me. I didn’t fit the über skinny expectations for anything like a modeling career, but I really didn’t have a thing to worry about. That’s why the…
Read More +Spring is in the air
I had to pull out the camera yesterday… It was warm and breezy and the flowers are out on the trees and the kids were getting along. Jordan’s arm is getting a rash, but that didn’t stop her from climbing our favorite climbing tree and having fun outside. Enjoy the pictures!
Read More +Oh the love
I brought Jordan to work with me for a while yesterday and she was super extra loving. I seem to recall her brother going through this stage where he just couldn’t stop telling me how much he loved me. So I thought I’d interview Jordan about something she loves very much: her Lamby blanket. Of…
Read More +Advice I Should Share
In the last couple of years, I’ve talked to more and more parents about the process of getting a helper arm for his or her child. I realize I’ve blogged about why we use prosthetics before. But I haven’t given details about how we found our prosthetist. It was a trial and error process. First,…
Read More +Prepping for our dance recital
Jordan is prepping for her dance recital next month. The girls in her class got to try on their recital outfits last night. Honestly, the kids scored an awesome dress. Just like last year, Jordan’s outfit has gloves. Her teacher asked if Jordan wanted to wear her helper arm so she’d have gloves on both…
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