My goodness, I think Casey must be hitting her terrible two stage. It is nonstop drama around here. A month or two ago she master this new, totally pathetic cry. She has learned that the louder she does this the quicker we respond. I know, don’t respond. I wish it were that easy. With her …
My First Grader
Casey is officially a first grader now. I can’t believe she is already done with kindergarten. She is growing way to fast! The last few months of school were tough. Casey had a lot of medical issues (nothing serious) that made her miss school. It seemed like we finally got back on schedule and then …
Is it June yet?
May has been a rough month so far. We had a night nurse that had been with Casey for about 2 years. Up until early 2012 she was good. She was late all the time, but she never called in and did a good job when she was here. We could live with the lateness …
Special Needs Party Planning
Planning a party for any kid is a lot of work. Planning a party for a child with special needs can be extra tricky. It can be done though. Each year I work very hard to try to come up with a wonderful birthday party for my daughter. Over the years I have come up …
Library Day
Casey was finally able to go to the library with the kindergarten class today. She had a great time. She sat at the girl’s table for story time and made a bunch of new friends. She really likes books about elephants. We laughed when she went with just her teacher 2 weeks ago and picked …
Party & Other Fun Stuff
It’s official, as of Monday Casey is a 6 year old. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a special event for her. She woke up excited about it being her birthday. We got her dressed and ready for school in one her new outfits. About an hour before school, our power went out. …
General Update
Casey had an appointment with her Ortho last week- just a standing 6 month check-up. Overall it went well. They wrote an order to get an evaluation for a new wheelchair. Casey has gotten so long that she is hanging out of her current chair. Currently she is in a wheelchair/stroller. The next chair will …
Family Birthdays
Many of you may know this already, but for those that do not, most of my side of the family lives in Texas. We have some in Dallas and Houston and some here in Austin. Even though we live in the same state, between work and kids and life in general we don’t get to …
Play for All
The city of Round Rock had the official grand opening for the new accessible park today – Play for All. Casey was having a pretty good morning and told us yes when we asked if she wanted to go. They did a great job. There are all kinds of fun things at the park, and …