Category: Anna’s Advancements

“You smarty pants” I say. To which she replies, “I’m not a smarty pants! I’m a smarty shirt!” Silly, Anna, I certainly wasn’t expecting that response. There have been so many festivities these past few weeks. We celebrated Grandma’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day. Then, celebrated Thanksgiving. Then, my son’s and his cousin’s birthday are only […]

Happy New Year to all! We had a wonderful break. However, with Omicron variant spreading, the school was unfortunately, shut down after the break and we have yet to return. The kids have been doing online school again. Right before break, the teacher had us work with our child on learning some addition math facts. […]

Happy Valentine’s Day! Anna has been doing well. She did get sick with a cold. When this happens, I notice that her articulation definitely goes down for awhile. It is an interesting association. I was warned that this could happen by her TalkTools® therapist, but I definitely notice it, every time. Whenever she is sick […]

Anna has had a lot of medical issue throughout her life. She takes a thyroid pill every morning. I take 1 ml of water and crush the pill and she sucks it out of the syringe, something that we have been doing for years. However, as of late, we had been working with her gut […]

Pets, pets, and more pets! So, my 9 year old daughter loves animals. After our dog died right prior to the initial COVID lockdowns a couple years ago, she has been crying for a pet. I did not want to have another dog because of course, it’s a huge responsibility. I remember growing up with […]

Anna’s a smart cookie! But, I can’t call her that because she always says, “I’m not a cookie! I’m Anna!” So, then, I said on a different occasion, “Where’s my little princess? Are you my little princess?” Anna says, “I’m not a princess. I’m a double cute!” That she is! A double cute! I love […]

Anna is always all smiles. Even during her most recent hospitalization.  She has been having some serious issues with her gut though.  She would pass loose stools, blood, mucus, and daily complain of belly pain, sometimes all day long, asking to be carried.  She was struggling. Her behavior would be affected as well.  This has […]

We have started school again!  The summer went by so fast.  We have been trying to work through her medical issues.  We sought another opinion and between the two doctors, we have finally developed a plan.  It will require addition of medications and 2 different types of shots. The other thing we did this summer […]

Lately, everything has been a struggle. I’m sure many feel this way, during this difficult time. School is back in session for all three children, online. Anna started TK and has been doing well. However, I realized something from the experience thus far. That is, when she was younger and her interactions with the world […]

Struggle, struggle, more struggle.  One of the things we have to remember is there’s much going on the world right now and some of us have other children to care for, not just our child with special needs.  My son has been having his own set of medical issues and as a result, this has […]