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.
Always look like this… …and this… …and this. I have no idea why my baby boy cries at meals day after day. I've never had a baby do this before. He acts hungry, we sit him down to feed him, and within minutes he's screaming and crying. He's always been difficult to nurse (he was…
It's true. I can't think of one thing Apollo has done in, ahem, average baby-style. His newest accomplishment? Tooth number 2 had made its appearance…on the top instead of the bottom! Silly baby, apparently he's never read all those baby development books…
Weight: 15 pounds 5 ounces That's a gain of one pound three ounces in the last month. Go, Apollo! He is now back on the charts, in the second percentile! Last month he wasn't even on the charts. He is having more good nights that bad ones now. A good night for Apollo means one…
Apollo has gone vertical….he pulled himself up for the first time about a week ago. And now that's pretty much all he wants to do these days. He pulls himself up on the couch, the Lego table, the chairs in the dining room, pretty much anything. Apollo has never been a very vocal baby, but…
Apollo has finally surpassed his four month weight! He is now weighing in at *drumroll please* fourteen pounds, two ounces. He's gained a whopping two ounces in the last three months. At least he's on the upswing… It's been a big month, for Mister Apollo…he's begun eating solid food- as long as we offer him…
Why is Apollo so happy? Because I finished his new vest, of course! He was even nice enough to pose in it for me. This vest is the Baby T-Shirt Vest. I found it on Ravelry (whatever you do, DO NOT click on the link to Ravelry….you will spend hours scouring the site for the…
Yup, that's Apollo. Shrinking before our very eyes. I had him in at the doctor last week (and may I mention this boy has been to the doctor more in his short life than most of my other children…Tilly has yet to visit a doctor for sickness or injury…) to discuss his lack of weight…
Five months old. He's hit 13 pounds 15 ounces. One more ounce and he'll be back to his four month weight. He's well and finally putting some fat back on his little thighs. My poor long suffering husband…he walked in the house the other day and said, "What is my son wearing?!" I tried to…
For the blog readers who requested it. It had been, you know, days since I posted a picture of Apollo and I've had several requests from readers. And while we're talking about Apollo, the second round of antibiotics seem to have done the trick. He is much better. His cheeks are still a bit red…
Yes, its true. Little Apollo is five months old! Apollo at 5 Months Old Month four was a rough one for us. When I did his four month pictures I said his photos weren’t all that great because he was just getting over a cold. Well, he better for about a week, then has been…