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Raising kids with special needs is hard than I ever imagined it would be. In 2002 and 2015 Chuck and I adopted babies with special needs. Both were drug and alcohol exposed. One would later be diagnosed with autism. In 2010 I gave birth to our youngest child, Apollo, who was born with a double aortic arch, a rare congenital heart defect. Come read my stories and share in our heartbreak and triumph as we raise children with special needs.
I dare you to look at that little mischeiveous face and not smile… So, Apollo and I are into week five of no dairy…or so I thought. I have been a label reading queen and been so, so careful. But despite that all, milk protein has snuck in. We've had hot dogs twice. Hot dogs….
Well, Apollo spent his 11 month birthday scaring me and the doctors in the emergency room to death….So the Gertie ball photos, hospital photos, and this will have to suffice for his eleven month portraits. Every nurse who saw Apollo commented on this gorgeous eyelashes, so this photo seems to be an appropriate representation of…
Home for Less than 24 Hours So we were home only 24 hours when I had to take Apollo back to the hospital. We had a pretty good night at home. It felt soooo good to be in my own bed. Apollo was sleeping with us in the morning and woke up happy, babbling, crawling…
To the hospital. When Apollo woke from his morning nap I noticed he was retracting again. I took him to the ER where they gave him a couple of breathing treatments and oral steroids. He began retracting after his nap this morning.They admitted him when he spiked a fever in the ER. He is now…
Bridget brought the three big boys by to see Apollo. He was so happy to see them. He cuddled with each one and cried and cried when they left. Last night when I was typing Apollo's story out, I was just trying to get the details down when I remembered them. I wanted to take…
Okay, I am going to try my best to get this down in writing before I forget the details… Wednesday afternoon I had Adalia at the Dr's office getting her immunizations for her trip to Honduras. At the very end of the visit our doctor asked how Apollo was doing. {And here is why I…
Okay, I am going to try my best to get this down in writing before I forget the details… Wednesday afternoon I had Adalia at the Dr’s office getting her immunizations for her trip to Honduras. At the very end of the visit our doctor asked how Apollo was doing. {And here is why I…
First night is over. Apollo doing well overall but not “out of the woods”. His IV keeps coming out and they are having trouble drawing blood. He is very agitated and not sleeping well. Just happy to have him here. He was in VERY bad shape when we came in. Thank you for your thoghts…
You might remember my rather dismal attempt to get ten month photos a couple of weeks ago. That session resulted in one usable photo- and he was crying in that one! So we tried again yesterday. He's been so much happier lately, that I thought I'd give it a whirl. Don't you love how he's…