I love social media. There, I said it. Yes, it can be full of politics, and petty drama, and rude comments, and insensitive or uneducated remarks. And yes, it can be mindless and addicting in an unproductive but super fun way. (You can bet my hubby & I send each other funny memes while we sit in the same room lol). But it can also be incredibly connecting and wonderful on a much higher level. It can tether us to people and organizations that we may never have known. And for a special needs mama like me, those sort...
Vision Therapy
So you may have seen me share the below video of Maddie girl using the switch pad earlier in the week (sorry not sorry I keep posting about it!), but she illustrated some awesome new brain connections to us in her therapy session last week! She’s still been teething and quite frankly, pretty moody, so when we went to speech on Monday I wasn’t sure how the session would go. She wasn’t too interested in eating, but because her therapist is awesome, she suggested we work on vision since Madison was awake. Madison has CVI, which is a brain...
She missed us!
Saturday night John and I had a wedding for two very close friends. We were really looking forward to it. Honestly, what parents don’t look forward to a night out? A few drinks, dancing, catching up with friends, and real talk and alone time for a few hours. Yes please! Leaving Madison however is something we don’t do often. We’ve never left her overnight and I’m not sure when we’ll ever feel comfortable enough to do that. So even though the wedding was 2.5 hours away, we decided to drive back afterwards. Even leaving Madison for just a few...