Praying for Parker

A bumGenius Cloth Diaper Review and Giveaway!

Jenn, the creator of bumGenius diapers and owner of Cotton Babies.com holds a special place in my heart. Not only are her diapers to drool over, but Jenn wants to advertise directly to parents of children with special needs. Parker’s Teeny Tiny...

Published Sat, Oct 24 2009 2:28 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Fantabulous-ness, Stuff We LOVE!

Sweet Dreams

A Mom of any medically fragile kid understands the simple joy of looking over at the sat monitor and seeing this: Parker’s oxygen sats are 99%, while his heart rate is a very sweet 58. He’s on his vent and to make things even better, his oxygen...

Published Sat, Oct 24 2009 6:32 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Frequent Flyin At The PCMC, A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness

The Drama Mama: Do YOU Know One?

Have you ever played the game where one person whispers something to you, and you then whisper it to someone else, who whispers it to yet another until the message makes it way back to it’s creator, bearing absolutely no resemblance to what had...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 10:39 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life

Steppin’ Up the Shapes

Parker’s been upping his shape game. We’ve been trying to provide Parker with lots of different experiences using the theme of shapes. Today we put the shapes on the floor and asked Parker to step on the correct one. And then we did some matching...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 7:44 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Special Needs Homeschooling

Cleaning Your Home: Easy On The Lungs

One thing I have to take into account when cleaning my home is Parker’s chronic lung disease, and his trach. Kids with trachs don’t have the filtering and humidifying benefit that comes with our natural noses. That trach acts as a direct path...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 9:19 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Cheap and Easy, From Scratch

Apples, Grandmas and Paint! Oh, My!

Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. -Robert Louis Stevenson I keep coming across this quote. Think somebody might be trying to tell me something? ***** We’ve been doing a lot with apples...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 8:24 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Special Needs Homeschooling

Artisan Bread Made Easy and a recipe too!

I love to make bread. It is a relaxing, yet useful hobby. I was thrilled when I discovered Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. The recipes are simple and straight forward. You can mix up your flours to include what you happen to have on hand. For those...

Published Tue, Nov 03 2009 8:44 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Fantabulous-ness, Cheap and Easy, Totally Worth The Calories, From Scratch

Winners!

The winners of our Scentsy Christmas raffle are: Barbara Ackerson and Melissa Dovin! And the winner of our Bum Genius Diaper giveaway is: Ruth, from My Kid Centered Life Enjoy! Read More...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 7:11 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness

Moving Mountains While Tripping Over Molehills

Every thirty days, like clockwork, we haul Parker down to the hospital for his monthly blood draws. With the addition of a new medication, it is even more important we get him down there on time, or so warns our cardiologist. Because with the new medication...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 9:24 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, A Day In Our Life

Learning About Leaves!

We’ve been doing lots of Fall activities here at Parker’s Preschool. This activity started with me drawing a tree and then having Parker paint it. I love these paints from Discount School Supply. No messes. And they require Parker to use some...

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 11:21 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling

A Scentsy Contest: Part 2

If you look over to your right, you’ll see Parker’s blog sponsors. I hope you’ll take a minute to click on each button and visit these wonderful Mom owned and operated businesses. Katie, the owner of Addicted 2 Scents, the place for...

Published Sun, Nov 08 2009 11:58 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Frequent Flyin At The PCMC, The HIGH Cost of Health Care, A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, down syndrome, Special Needs, Primary Childrens Hospital, Scentsy

An Abudant Life

Being Parker’s Mom has taught me a lot of things. To be truthful, some of the greatest lessons I’ve ever gleaned have come from being the Mom of a medically fragile child with special needs. Like how it is untrue that in order to live an abundantly...

Published Sun, Nov 08 2009 6:54 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Holding On Tight To My Faith, A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, Garden Goddess

Cause I Wanna Be HER When I Grow Up

It’s no secret that I love everything coupon. They are an excellent way to make sale prices even sweeter. And even though I’ve scored a few grand deals of my own, I’ve never come anywhere near what this Mom has, with feeding her family...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 7:19 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: A Day In Our Life, Fantabulous-ness, Cheap and Easy

So, what are you feeding YOUR kid?

Parker is almost 5. (November 19th!) He weighs 29 pounds. (sigh) He grows taller, but not wider. His diet consists mostly of 4.5 cans of Pediasure a day, directly into his tummy via his g-tube. Day after day after day after day. We noticed a big difference...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 9:11 AM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Frequent Flyin At The PCMC, A Day In Our Life, Advocacy, From Scratch, down syndrome, Special Needs, Pediasure, blenderized diet, nutrition

Parker’s Shape Book: Don’t Forget the Star!

Each week Parker’s preschool teacher, Miss Linda, comes to our house. We love Miss Linda. She is a rainbow of total awesomeness. Which, btw, is a compliment I don’t hand out very often. Miss Linda isn’t just teaching the new and wonderful...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 4:33 PM by Praying For Parker

Filed under: Special Needs Homeschooling, down syndrome, shapes, special needs homeschooling

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