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Nudging Baby Bird Out of the Nest
By Meredith On June 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Family, indianapolis, Milestones, Motherhood, Parenting, Special Needs
When we purchased our new home, there was a birds nest right outside the kitchen window. We often pondered if a bird actually lived there since we had yet to see one and then one day…a robin appeared. I appropriately named her Robin and from that day forward she was always in her nest. As [...]
Absorbing the Moment
By Meredith On May 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Blog, Cortical Visual Impairment, Happiness, indianapolis, low vision, Motherhood, Parenting, Special Needs
Last week, I asked Rob to help Lola and me get our bike combo set up. And no…Lola does not simply sit on the back of my bike as I am way too clumsy to have her on my own bike. Instead, she sits safely in a little bike trailer with the makeshift windows open [...]
We recently packed up the car and headed down to Bloomington, Indiana for another VIPS-Bloomington Play and Learn (PAL) get together. Originally, I was supposed to tap into my inner domestic goddess self and take a sewing class with a girlfriend, but I was feeling the need to be around my people. We hadn’t seen [...]
Just One of Those Days
By Meredith On April 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Blog, Family, low vision, Motherhood, Parenting, Special Needs, West Syndrome
Yesterday as I was sobbing to my mother about how much it pisses me off that Lola has to work so hard to achieve her milestones and how I was beginning to feel helpless as her mother, she stopped me and said “maybe you should write about it”. And as I sit here ready to [...]
A Quick Update
By Meredith On March 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Baby, Blog, Cortical Visual Impairment, Happiness, indianapolis, low vision, Milestones, Motherhood, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Physical Therapy, Seizures, Special Needs
My oh my…where to begin? So much has happened during my absence…so many good things to share. In that short time, we have sold our beloved home in Butler-Tarkington, we bought a new house in the Irvington area (a really cool, urban, community-driven neighborhood), we moved (I’m so proud of my husband for moving us [...]
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