One of Nathan’s actual verbal words is, “WOW!” I said it too when we went to Lilacia Park in Lombard on Friday with Miika’s preschool class. She was not cooperating with me for photos…just wanted to run and play with her friends. So Nathan and I went around looking at the tulips and lilacs. It [...]

I’ve decided that when developmental milestones are achieved by kids with delays it is EXTRA special. Yes, I was always excited by Miika’s achievements. But there’s a much longer wait for Nathan to catch on. So, when he finally gets the hang of something that I’ve shown him 1,000 times, it’s VERY, VERY exciting! This [...]

Nathan has a fantastic physical therapist (Lisa) who uses a method known as CME. Below are a few links and information about this method. It’s amazing to see how well Nathan has done with his walking, stairs, and balance because of the CME method. When Nathan is walking, he’s talking and expressing himself…not always with [...]

I’ve been gradually compiling resources. It’s by no means complete. If you have something to add, please send it my way. I promise to update this rough list periodically. Click here: Resources Now for some eye candy: http://lisakaus.com/tinnies.htm Make sure you scroll down to the bottom of lisa’s page to see her creations. For a [...]

If I had a buck for every time someone said, “I don’t know how you do it all,” I wouldn’t have to work anymore! Here’s the answer…really a confession: I didn’t get a shower today, there are about 5 loads of laundry piled up in the basement, we feed and raise dust bunnies, I get [...]