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Free Appropriate Public Education: Preparing for Kindergarten
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With Whitney on the verge of Kindergarten we’ve had to put on some serious pants and think through the education considerations ahead.  Decisions will have to be made, services likely advocated for, and all about a future that we cannot foresee.  This is tough stuff, friends. I suppose education decisions are something all parents have to go through: public or private?  or home school? ...

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Becoming a Ballerina
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Becoming a Ballerina

Jan 9, 2015

Whitney had ballet class yesterday…and I welled up with pride for my little girl.  It went so well for her compared to her first session (almost a year ago, now).   For almost the entire 45 minutes she participated best as she could following what everyone else was doing.  There was a brief break where she was distracted by her own beautiful reflection and...

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The Jump
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The Jump

Jul 26, 2014

After much anticipation (and years of jumping on the bed), Whitney has finally reached the JUMP milestone.  Yay! For those of you who might not have the opportunity to witness the many little steps that make up something like jumping (since most often a kid hits a certain point and you say “jump” and he just does it, right?)  here’s what it looked like...

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Diaper Detox
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Diaper Detox

Jul 15, 2013

My apologies to any non-parents out there, this is a potty post.  We have been fully engrossed in a Diaper Detox experiment.  We cut diapers cold turkey (while awake) on Wednesday afternoon….and spent 72 hours hunkered down with paper towels, Chlorox wipes and potty songs.  I’ll spare you too many details but will say it’s been quite the adventure in patience and endurance, and...

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Independence
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Independence

Jul 6, 2013

Happy belated 4th everyone! We’ve got another type of independence going on here. Freedom = Highchair free for 2 weeks now, I still can’t believe it when the kids spoon out their own Cheerios and milk. Dylan says “OWN” all the time, as in I want to climb in my carseat, go upstairs, brush my teeth on my own! It’s actually helped with the...

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