tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14435907915368313832024-03-05T09:27:29.886-06:00... In the WaitingKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.comBlogger405125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-12852573126737306172014-01-04T17:37:00.000-06:002014-01-04T17:37:23.859-06:00The Pizza man.<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-23240205900571199652014-01-04T17:24:00.002-06:002014-01-04T17:24:41.378-06:00Christmas.<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all had a great Christmas spending time with family. Maggie really got into Christmas this year too !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She is really into art and loved this art easel !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She's also into painting !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(This was early Christmas morning)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're really into Auburn football too. War Eagle !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The only thing Maggie asked for was a pointer...</span><br />
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-6062899099414765742013-08-19T18:01:00.000-05:002013-08-19T18:01:11.471-05:00First Day of Pre-School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span><span style="font-size: large;">aggie was able to get in our local public school pre-school program and we love it ! We love that Maggie will have a speech therapist right there at her school. We also love that she will get a head start on reading, which is very important to children with hearing impairment. The statistics show that hearing impaired children struggle with reading/comprehension and early intervention is key to success. Thankfully, Maggie loves books and would choose reading a book over playing with toys. I believe it has been a combination of her love of books and her early intervention with speech and the bone anchored hearing aid that has helped her so much. Maggie is already reading easy words like CAT, HAT, DOG, FOOT, HOP, MOM and DAD !!! She sounds words out and knows all her letters/sounds. The other day she said "bank starts with b" when we were at the bank. I can't wait to see what she will be doing after a year of pre-school !!!</span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-19582052691032878532013-08-12T19:16:00.000-05:002013-08-12T19:16:19.727-05:00BAHA - The Good, Bad and Ugly.<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maggie can hear in the "normal" range with her BAHA. In comparison, she hears in the "moderate - severe range" without it. It is small and most people don't even know she wears a hearing aid. For the most part it stays on her head securely. Unlike a cochlear implant, </span><span style="font-size: large;">she hears normal sounds just like a hearing person but amplified. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maggie also Loves her BAHA !! She is very attached to it because she knows that it helps her hear. Her BAHA allows her to live in the hearing world. She can do "normal" things like watch tv, listen to me read a book to her, listen to a movie in the car, hear her brothers play with her - everything ! Without it, she could not hear and do all these things without us shouting in a load voice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maggie's Implant site has gotten infected twice now. Also, the skin will try to grow over her abutment. So far, we have been successful with treating her with oral antibiotics and using a steroid cream. I am praying that this will stop soon, but I know that it could be a chronic problem. In fact, some people have to have the abutment removed if they have a lot of infections. I don't even want to think about that for Maggie. </span><br />
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-6122084536260890412013-08-07T09:04:00.001-05:002013-08-07T09:04:15.441-05:00Mile High Camping Trip<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">his was our second year to camp at Mile High Campgrounds in Cherokee, North Carolina. It is a very primitive campground with no power/water hookups. Mile High is located on the Cherokee Indian reservation and has some of the most beautiful views of the Smoky Mountains.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We like to go in July/August because the weather at Mile High is incredible. It feels like a perfect fall day up on the mountain ! The campground closes mid October so the summer months are the best time to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We camped out with lots of family this time and had fun just hanging out by the fire, playing the guitar. We brought our camper, but others brought a tent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hammocks are a must when we camp.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We saw lots of Elk at the campground. They usually show up around dinner time and gave us a big show.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We loved to just hang out at the campsite, but there's a lot to do around Cherokee. One of my favorite things to do is visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We hiked to Clingman's Dome, visited the Historic Mountain Farm Museum in the park and hiked to the historic Mill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are a camping family and love it !</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;">n April Maggie had her last surgery for her BAHA ( Bone Anchored Hearing Aid). It went great and I thought I would do an update on how Maggie is doing</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Y</span><span style="font-size: large;">ou can see the small black box hearing aid in this picture, It is small, blends in with her hair and has a tiny red light so we can tell that it is on. The BAHA is attached to an abutment on her skull. The abutment is attached to a small titanium implant post that was placed by drilling a tiny hole in her skull.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The BAHA is barely visible to most people and allows Maggie better hearing and more freedom.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> We love it !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maggie did AMAZING during and after her surgeries. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She's such a trooper !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have seen a big jump in her speech and vocabulary too</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Cochlear BAHA was Maggie's only chance at hearing normally. So far, it's working great ! We have had some minor problems with it though and I will post on that later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lots more updates coming !</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Maggie is wearing the Lucky Stars Knot Dress by Matilda Jane</span></div>
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-23168925360591939102013-03-19T09:36:00.001-05:002013-03-19T09:36:29.993-05:00Update on Abigail. She has a mommy and daddy !!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">G</span><span style="font-size: large;">od is so good and I am beyond amazed at his timing ! A family has said YES ! to Abigail. She has a mommy and daddy !! As soon as they receive their PA ( PRIOR APPROVAL) I will share their blog and you can meet this exceptional, sweet and wonderful family. They have already adopted three times from China and have a beautiful large family ( love !).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A little background: They had been praying about adopting again from China and specifically an older child with Down Syndrome. When they saw Abigail's story on my blog they asked their agency to find her file and started praying. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to share part of the e mail I got from this sweet family :</span><br />
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Kathy~ Be encouraged that God used your beautiful post about Abby to find her forever Mommy and Daddy! God has gone ahead of you and paved the way.... We are scared out of our minds, but know that incredible blessings lie ahead!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">P</span><span style="font-size: large;">lease continue to pray for Abigail (Abby) and her new family as they journey through the paperwork and transition. Also, in other great news - two other children that are in foster care with Abigail are also being adopted !! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am just giddy with excitement ! To God be the Glory !</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e finally had some sunshine today and Maggie has been begging to play outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><span style="font-size: large;">he wanted to try out all her riding toys.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pink scooter, red plasma car, red trike and princess bike were all put to a test run.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">B</span><span style="font-size: large;">ut, the pink scooter won. It's more like "the big kids" and Maggie is all about being a big kid nowadays.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">hat did Maggie wear ?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Pink glasses on a band with velcro ( love !), Pink cashmere scarf thrifted from her mom's closet, Matilda Jane dress ( Serenity Ballet Dress ), jeggings and Uggs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">he girls got skill too ! She loves riding her bike and is so good with her balance on the scooter too. I was a little shocked she could ride so well with all her major inner ear issues. But Maggie is one determined little girl.</span><br />
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-1618265466841249112013-02-09T15:44:00.000-06:002013-02-09T15:44:17.400-06:00Update on Advocating for Abigail<span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;">bigail has been returned to her foster mom . We are praising God that she only spent a little time away from her foster home and was such a comfort to the other children at the orphanage. I am not sure of all the details, but am thankful for whoever saw that Abigail was very loved and taken care of in her foster home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">P</span><span style="font-size: large;">lease continue to pray for a forever family for Abigail. </span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-24036321884455025102013-01-19T14:58:00.000-06:002013-01-19T14:58:31.673-06:00Advocating for Abigail<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">his is Abigail. She is seven years old now and has Down Syndrome. She is healthy and smart and such a little cutie ! Her foster mom was told that she has been a big help with the other children entering the orphanage from foster care. She knows English and Mandarin too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span><span style="font-size: large;">er name is <b>Shen Zhiwu</b> from <b>Shenyang, China</b> and has recently been added to the list and is available for adoption.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span><span style="font-size: large;">ur hearts break that Abigail was taken from a loving, sweet home and separated from the only mother and family she has ever known. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">P</span><span style="font-size: large;">lease help us get the word out about Abigail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>P</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>lease</i> pray for all the children that have been affected by this. I will also be advocating for the three other children that lived with Abigail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span><span style="font-size: large;">aggie's BAHA ( hearing aid) broke the Friday before Christmas. We had to send it off to get fixed on Christmas Eve and were so thankful we bought the extended warranty to cover things like this. Her Baha was very expensive and essential to Maggie's everyday life. I would describe it as almost like another limb or a part of her body. It has become such a help to Maggie that she really doesn't live in a hearing impaired world. Her Baha allows her to live in a hearing world. And that is just amazing ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><span style="font-size: large;">o, we all had Christmas on Christmas Eve so Maggie could hear. We knew once we sent off her hearing aid, she would be distraught ( and she was ). But, we made it through and received a brand new fixed Baha four days later. Maggie said " I hear LOUD" when we put it on her head !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;"> new book - No, David ! by David Shannon. Maggie thinks this book is so funny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;"> bath tub fishing set. The fish have magnets on them and so does the fishing rod.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;">nother bath tub toy - Tub Tunes. It's a set of flutes that you play in the tub. Maggie loves them ! And some more Loving Family dollhouse furniture : The baby room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Maggie loves playing with her dollhouse and all the tiny furniture and people. She's got a ton of it and she plays with it more than any of her other toys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">he boys got a Kindle Fire HD.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">hey loved it !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">L</span><span style="font-size: large;">ook at those smiles !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">E</span><span style="font-size: large;">veryone got stockings filled with goodies on Christmas Day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span><span style="font-size: large;">aggie's was filled with Pez candy and a new princess coloring book and a new box of colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;"> hope and pray that everyone had a wonderful Christmas ! I spent a lot of time resting and reading my new Kindle ( Chuck and I got one too). And loving on my family.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year !</span><br />
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-9318267233528417842012-12-28T16:46:00.000-06:002012-12-28T16:46:07.930-06:00Gotcha Day Anniversary - Three years ago !<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">oday we celebrate Maggie's Gotcha Day. Three years ago we met Maggie for the first time. She was tired and cranky and we were overwhelmed with how much we loved her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maggie has blossomed into such a beautiful, sweet and silly little girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, she is quick to say that she is a big girl !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Four years old !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Gotcha Day Maggie !!!!!!</span></div>
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-4029408763036340722012-11-19T06:00:00.000-06:002012-11-19T16:18:57.478-06:00S'more Please !<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span><span style="font-size: large;">aggie and I love to make sweet treats and our favorite one to make is very simple and yummy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;"> always have S'more ingredients on hand:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Graham Crackers</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Milk Chocolate chips</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Marshmallows</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">hank you, Maggie, for being such a great model !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e seriously make these everyday in the oven on broil.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I think I need an intervention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yum Yum !!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">his year has been a year of blessings and thankfulness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e are Thankful that Maggie's heart is functioning great and her BAHA surgery went well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e are thankful Maggie is talking in complete sentences and recently tested in the "average to above average" in language and communication.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e are thankful we said yes to adopting a "special needs" baby girl from China.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e are thankful for two amazing boys that love their little sister so much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e are thankful for kind and sweet children that love the Lord and Honor their parents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And now we thank you, Our God, and praise your glorious name.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span><span style="font-size: large;">aggie turned four years old on October 29th !! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We celebrated over several days with some small gifts and lots of cake.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The only thing she asked for was a new watch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><span style="font-size: large;">ince she's been into Cowboys lately ( YEE HAW ), we gave her a cute cowboy watch with horses on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span><span style="font-size: large;">aggie loves watches !!! And she was so smitten with this one. <i>Until</i>, a couple of days later she asked for another watch - a spider man watch ! How funny. She changes her mind about things about as much as I do !</span><br />
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-24680985026217121042012-11-14T14:10:00.002-06:002012-11-14T14:10:28.053-06:00We Survived the Fall Crazies !<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;">t seemed that we were never home this fall. Maggie started Ballet and she loves it ! She has the sweetest teacher that she absolutely adores and looks up to. Our little girl can do a tondo and a releve </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Maggie also had the first of two surgeries for her BAHA placement ( hearing aid). The surgeon drilled a 4 mm hole in her skull and </span><span style="font-size: large;"> placed a "screw". We go back in five months for Maggie's second surgery that will enable her BAHA hearing aid to snap onto her skull. She did great and her doctor said that her skull was nice and thick - yippee !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">ill played an awesome season as wide receiver for the Falcons. He had practice two times a week and played a game one time a week, so football kept us very busy !! He also read Tim Tebows biography ( which is incredibly good) and was challenged in many ways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">alker played soccer for his school and did a lot of traveling with his team for out of town games. He practiced two times a week and played about every week too !! But, as crazy as all the sports and ballet are - I realized that it's all worth it to us because our children LOVE what they do. So that made all the shuffling to and from practices and games not bad at all . Although, Chuck and I are so glad that football and soccer season is over ! We feel like we can breathe again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e had fun this year dressing up for our church's fall festival and Reformation Celebration. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the smaller children had no clue who we were. Ha !</span><br />
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-5543044642290085892012-09-30T21:30:00.000-05:002012-09-30T21:30:49.734-05:00Going on A Bear Hunt.<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">ho would have ever thought that Maggie's all time favorite thing to do would be to sit on my lap and read.. Books are magical to our little girl. She begs for them "Read book, read book momma !!" The other day I read so many books to her my throat was hurting and so I suggested we go watch Doc McStuffins or Minnie Mouse ( her favorite shows) and she just cried to " Read more books". Oh, how can a mom say no to that ? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> <span style="font-size: large;">have organized most of her books in a little book shelf in her room. She happily hand selects each book and runs back to my lap. We put up the old rocker and replaced it with a comfy white slip-covered IKEA chair that looks so cute in her room. Now we both can sit side by side or Maggie will snuggle on my lap. I always make sure I am talking close to her BAHA hearing aid so she can get the best auditory response.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Were-Going-Bear-Hunt-Anniversary/dp/1416987118/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349056509&sr=8-1&keywords=going+on+a+bear+hunt">We're Going on A Bear Hunt</a> </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">has become one of her cherished books. I love this edition too. The pictures are so pretty and interesting. We end up talking a lot about what's going on in each picture and I think Maggie has this one </span>memorized<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My boys loved this book when they were little too.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The pictures and story are very simple, but I think that is part of the charm of the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> <span style="font-size: large;">have always loved books and started collecting <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_9?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=caldecott+award+winners+for+children&sprefix=caldecott%2Cstripbooks%2C206" style="color: #0b5394; font-style: italic;">Caldecott Award books</a><i style="color: #0b5394;"> </i>a long time ago. So, we have quite a lot of children's books around the house.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I try to edit Maggie's books and switch them around once a month so we don't get tired of them. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I am amazed at the big words she can say now like " immunization, patient, and alligator " to name a few. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Maggie's language is exploding and no doubt books have a lot to do with that. I remember when we were in China a lady from our travel group let Maggie play with a small board book. I thought "oh she won't know what to do with that", but I was wrong. Her eyes looked intently at each page, almost like she was waiting her whole life to finally get to look at a book. It was love at first site for her and it's been love ever since.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">E</span><span style="font-size: large;">very now and then Life slows down and we all go outside and just play. That's when I grab my camera and try to get that all elusive group picture. I think I snapped a pretty good one this time - everyone looking at the camera with decent fake smiles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">e were so blessed to have Walker serenade us with his tuba while we played.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span><span style="font-size: large;">ur sweet Maggie looks so grown up here. She LOVES being outside playing with her brothers. I look at her with wonder most of the time. She is an amazing girl and I feel so blessed to be her mom. She makes people smile the biggest smile and is a living, breathing testimony of Redemption.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">hen Walker was just a little baby crawling around I knew that he needed a brother close in age to him. Will was born when Walker was just 22 months old. What a blessing these two brothers are to each other. I remember how hard it was when they were little and I had two in diapers and two little energetic boys running around making messes. Now, they just go outside and play football or soccer together. I think it's important that moms of little boys know that it won't always be so hard. One day they will grow up and not need you so much...sniff,sniff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span><span style="font-size: large;">aggie's shoe love may be a little out of control. I'll have to post a picture of her fall shoe line-up. She's been into high heels lately and she wants a pink bra too !</span></div>
Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443590791536831383.post-27925280449033006582012-09-28T14:27:00.001-05:002012-09-28T14:45:08.579-05:00Quick Summer Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This summer Maggie learned to ride a bike and to swim- as in diving underwater and everything ! Again, we were blown away by her ability to peddle and hold her breath and swim under water </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">( not at the same time). She had an amazing babysitter this summer that took her swimming everyday - yes everyday ! She also fell in love with her pink goggles. We call her goggle girl !</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We added a nice yard decoration this year - A huge soccer goal for the kids. </span><br style="font-size: x-large;" /><span style="font-size: large;"> Everyone got a new soccer ball and we all enjoyed it !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Maggie found our Tinkertoy construction set that was hidden away in the playroom. ( Not sure why it was hidden?) She knew exactly what to do. It was the perfect toy for her little hands to explore and create.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wish I would have thought about sooner, but sadly I forgot about this classic toy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It sure made me smile thinking about all the hours our boys played with them and now Maggie is enjoying them. Love it !</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Just a Daddy that adores his little girl.</span></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08859264770902567361noreply@blogger.com5