POST 8 First, YOU!

When you become a wife and a mother, it’s very important that you take care of You first. You need to be 100% before you can think of taking care of anyone else. Self care is very important, like going for massages, spending time with friends, taking a weekend to get away, focusing on you,Continue reading “POST 8 First, YOU!”

Post 28 Vocals Incoming

We have seen Greyson go back and forth making progress with speech and then regressing. Back and forth he has gone from babbling at 1 year old to having no speech and just moaning at 18 months. Then babbling again around 2 years old and then 2-3 months later regressing back to only moaning. ItContinue reading “Post 28 Vocals Incoming”

Post 7 Heartbroken

I write this with a very very heavy heart to tell you all that our fur baby Savannah Passed away on January 14, 2022. She passed away at home naturally on her own in my arms. She chose everything on her terms. Savannah was my first baby, she is the one who taught me howContinue reading “Post 7 Heartbroken”

Post 27 Greyson’s Angel

Reflecting on the passing of our beloved Savannah, I have made so many connections with her and Greyson. Savannah was so much more than just our family dog. On top of our love and incredible connection with her, she was always deeply connected with Greyson in such a unique way.  She was always cuddling upContinue reading “Post 27 Greyson’s Angel”

Post 25 Fireworks

Our experience with fireworks has been mixed. When he was young we went to a couple festivals and he was a little bothered by the loud noise. But not so much so that he couldn’t handle it. It was a great way to desensitize him to fireworks and loud noises. A couple years later weContinue reading “Post 25 Fireworks”

Post 24 Speech Therapy

Finding Speech Therapy for Greyson has been challenging throughout our journey. During EI we were constantly at war with the case manager. Our OT and DI encouraged us to try and get him speech services. They went as far as offering to support us with the case manager. The case worker continually refused. Sighting thatContinue reading “Post 24 Speech Therapy”

Post 19 Covid

Covid definitely had a big impact on the whole family. Greyson in particular was affected in many ways. To start he was finally starting to attempt to socialize but suddenly we couldn’t let him socialize. I am sure it was a confusing time for him. One minute being encouraged to socialize and the next notContinue reading “Post 19 Covid”

The beginning from a father’s perspective

It was September 28th 2016, I was getting ready to leave for work when Alex said, with a strained voice, “Sweetheart I think we need to go to the hospital. I am definitely in labor.” My initial reaction was freaking out. We were an hour away from the hospital and it was rush hour onContinue reading “The beginning from a father’s perspective”

1st Blog Post….The Beginning

Our Journey all started when we were given a referral for our son Greyson for a speech evaluation at about 18 months of age. I made the call and set up the in home evaluation for them to come and assess Greyson. The day came and 2 therapists showed up and started the evaluation withContinue reading “1st Blog Post….The Beginning”