Kindergarten Josiah's been doing great in Kindergarten. He loves it and is learning lots! He's even been going for a full day, although several times a week he's asleep before we even leave the school parking lot! Most days we're able to wake him … [Read more]
Seeing the hand of God
I love that on different apps, we can see photos from “this day” in past years. I love getting to see my now 12, 10, 7, and 5 year old children as babies and toddlers and preschoolers. And this time of year, I see their back to school pictures, proof … [Read more]
New Leg Brace
Josiah's new brace Josiah picked up his new leg brace back in June. His appointment was at 10:00, where they tried the brace on him, made marks where the brace needed to be cut and trimmed. We then had about 4 hours of time to kill in Columbia … [Read more]
June 2017 Botox Update
June 27th was botox day. Josiah's right wrist and elbow had been getting pretty tight recently. The last time we did botox in February, it was focused more on his right calf muscle. He's responded well to that, and is doing great with his new leg … [Read more]
May 2017 MRI
Here's a quick MRI update from May 19th. I wrote this back in May, and realized I never did get around to posting it on the blog!Over the last month and a half (April/May), we noticed some symptoms with Josiah, which were a concern to me. We had … [Read more]
May 2017 Update
May 17, 2017 Preschool Graduation Last night, Josiah graduated from preschool. He is super excited to be a kindergartener! Graduation went wonderful, even with all the applause! I did have him wear his headphones, and they worked great. He was as … [Read more]
February 2017 Medical Update
It's been a busy month, medically speaking. February 1st – CP Clinic This is a clinic where Josiah sees a team of doctors and therapists. He saw Occupational, Physical & Speech therapists, a nutritionist, pediatrician, orthopedic surgeon, and … [Read more]
Navigating the World of Vision Impairment
A few days into the year, Josiah had an eye evaluation from a specialist from MO School for the Blind. I'm overwhelmed with all the information that's been coming my way since then.We learned some interesting things about Josiah's vision during … [Read more]
December 2016 MRI
December 8, 2016Josiah and I were up at 4:30 yesterday to make granola bars for breakfast. He wasn't able to eat or drink after 6, but since he woke up extra early, I took advantage of getting him some food and drink while he still could! We … [Read more]
Coffee, Toothpaste, & Nerfing
I have time to blog today!!! Nathan and I are in Lexington, Kentucky this week at the International Conference on Missions (ICOM). We left early (3am) Wednesday morning to help set up Pioneer Bible Translators’ booth. They actually take up … [Read more]