On Thanksgiving day, Lydia started to come down with a fever. Lydia gets a LOT of fevers. Sadly, she seems to pick up on anything and everything going around. Well, do you want to know what was going around viciously the end of November? RSV. Lydia’s fever remained day after day. She also had a …
Oh my sweet Lydia Rose. You make every single thing in life better. And what’s more, you make every single person you meet in life better. I think you are smothered in kisses by all of us all day long. Your favorite person to give a “lovin” to is Dad. Dad gets all the kisses …
Thoughts this Autumn It has been almost a year since I have done a schoolhouse review and I am, honestly, really bummed about it. 2022 has been filled with so many blessings. And I hope to write more on that when I get to our New Year’s post. But one thing that has been a …
Here was my plan going into Lydia’s first preschool year in school. Overall Thoughts Looking forward with Lydia’s education fills me with a lot of emotions. I am excited. Excited to see her learn. I am nervous. Nervous if I have it in me to learn how to teach her in a way that works …
It has been a L O N G time since I have given a Lydia update with regards to her health. I was thinking how its only been a year and a half since her diagnosis, but it honestly, might as well have been YEARS. I truly can’t remember life before everything changed. It just …
We had an amazing opportunity a couple weeks ago to meet several other girls and their families that have Rett Syndrome. When I was first invited to this, I was really unsure about whether or not I wanted to go. I know that might sound strange but hear me out. Before this, we had never …
Our family was about one week back to activities and school things when we were HIT with a brutal cold and fever! It was so not fun. It was so bad even Mark got it – which is saying something because that man has an immune system of STEEL! But it was just a wicked …
Happy 3rd Birthday to this sweet little girl! Lydia has grown SO MUCH this last year! I’ve been looking back at her second birthday and it just takes me back. Lydia is the bravest person I know. She is strong. She is resilient. She is kind. She is silly. She is absolute goodness to her …
This last month Lydia got her first wheelchair! And she LOVES it! Several people had warned me that this was going to be a really emotional experience, but it really wasn’t – or at least, it was only in a really positive way! Once we got her all in, I was so happy for her! …