We and AJ's OT have been discussing moving him to his original highchair. Before AJ came home from Guatemala, we had asked Grandpa Tom to...

This past weekend my mom came over to bake cookies. AJ served as taste-tester. He gave the spritz cookies his thumbs up. Ok, he just ate...

This weekend was the annual Winter Wonderland Party for the Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDHH). AJ receives early-education...

This phrase is something we hear ourselves saying quite often these days.... Here is a quick list of gains AJ's made in the last few...

On the way home from Great Grandma Annie's this afternoon, I found myself signing and singing the alphabet song. As we drove home in the...

Let me be completely honest and say that Christmas shopping for AJ last year SUCKED. There is no other way to describe it. We had just...

One year ago today, we were told our son was deaf. I can't believe it has been a year.... A few weeks before, we had brought AJ in for an...

Remember when you were little and you'd color that picture of turkey, pumpkins, and the pilgrims? Or perhaps you made a turkey from...

Over the past two weeks, AJ has started to push my hands together when I sign "more" to him. He's almost there!! I've been trying to keep...

These days, I think it is safe to say we are somewhere between Italy and Holland.... WELCOME TO HOLLAND by Emily Perl Kingsley I am often...

Today I get a free pass for skipping ahead and talking about Christmas. Why? You'll see.... We met with AJ's audi today to have our...

I found this while searching for Holland and found myself bawling.... (I'll post Holland later). A Well Chosen Mother Has Special...

AJ has been doing wonders in therapy lately...but we'll concentrate on speech/feeding therapy for this particular post. He had a...

AJ's surgery consult went wonderfully yesterday. We went over the surgery with Dr. W. We went in fully prepared and researched so we...

We had another IFSP meeting today (IFSP: Individual Family Service Plan) with our county Birth to Three coordinator, AJ's PT, and his...

During AJ's last booth testing yesterday, I kindly asked, "We're submitted to insurance, right?" Fully expecting the answer yes, as its...