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Things Are A Changing
It seems like life has shifted off of its axis lately. So much has been going on, I barely have time to sit down or clean let alone type up a blog post but we’re en route from a week … Continue reading
Thankful
Today I am thankful. Today I am thankful that a year ago we were about a week out from Sporty’s tendon transfer and here we are with two magical feet. Feet that recovered from major surgery quickly enough to allow … Continue reading
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Cheetah Speed Under Construction
#tbt to when Sporty was developing her cheetah speed
Switch Hitter
Sporty checked a softball book out of her school library a few weeks ago. She asked Papa Bear what it meant to be a switch hitter because she was reading about it so he explained it means you can hit … Continue reading
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Back at It
Sporty signed up for a fall skills clinic. It ended like 2 weeks ago but I’m super behind on life. I was super mom-fail and didn’t get pictures until her last session. To my defense, I forgot my phone during … Continue reading
Controversial
Last week we made a controversial and very hard decision. We decided to start medicating Young Jedi. I know a lot of people are completely against medicating for ADHD, especially in someone as young as Young Jedi, and we’ll likely … Continue reading
Nailed It!
I don’t know why but I was super worked up about Sporty’s orthopedic surgeon appointment today. It’s been a while since we’ve been there, we’ve melted an AFO on the softball field and started soccer since we’ve seen him and … Continue reading
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About This Time 9 Years Ago…
9 years ago this month we found out via ultrasound that Sporty would be born with clubfeet. I can’t look at pictures like this, of Sporty completely in her element and not think about those tense moments 9 years ago … Continue reading
Runs in the Family
Young Jedi was NOT a fan of soccer last year but we told him he had to do an activity so he chose baseball. Fortunately our city Little League runs a fall ball program for his age so we signed … Continue reading
What is ADHD?
My friend, Soul Sister, posted this question on her Facebook page to see what her friends’ perceptions of ADHD were. Remember, Soul Sister is my friend who got us in with Dr Fix-It. Her little guy is Young Jedi’s birthday … Continue reading
Made to Run 