So sweet! You are so good at recognizing and documenting precious moments. I love your blog.ReplyCancel

beyond adorable! super sweet parentingReplyCancel

I also got teary-eyed when I read this! You are a good mom. I couldn't help but think of you/that bandage/puppy as a metaphor for God's love. Simply beautiful.

I've had my bear/own version of "puppy" since I was four. When I got married, I placed him on a shelf in our spare room yet somehow, the dog got a hold of him. My husband, not knowing the importance of said bear, thought the dog was so "cute" chewing on the bear….yes. We had to have a serious talk. Ha. Loved this post.ReplyCancel

Pittsbugh is my hometown and I have to say I'm more than a little partial to it. I'm glad you liked your trip here!ReplyCancel

Lizardloo–well I'm glad I liked Pittsy too…I'd hate to bag on someones hometown.

Likely…interesting. Fries on everything in PA. Good to know.ReplyCancel

That's so awesome! Seeing her play with a toy by herself makes me tear up– I remember how much you worried about that before she was born. Don't you love people who do their jobs exceedingly well? I'd want to kiss the PT too!ReplyCancel

I've been praying for little Lampy as well as you. That is so cool seeing her play with that toy! What a beauty!ReplyCancel

That is awesome and she is a beautiful baby! She has precious expressions.ReplyCancel

What a fantastic idea! It sounds like your PT and OT are great. 🙂 I am sure that Lamp will absolutely surprise you with all the things she learns how to do on her own. Kids are amazing!ReplyCancel

Thanks you guys. She actually did great for the most part…better than I would have thought. So thank you for the prayers.ReplyCancel

I am a pediatric nurse at Children's Hospital Oakland. We have a little patient named Lucy who is now 4 years old. She was born with TAR syndrome; one of the features is shortened arms very similiar to your little Lamp. We watched in amazement as she ( with the help of amazing PT and OT ) has learned to function perfectly with her little arms and a couple of fingers. She now has a baby sister and practically takes care of her in every way. The way these kids adapt and improvise is absolutely inspirational. Your little pumpkin will be more than OK.ReplyCancel

I don't cry easily, but little Lamp can get me every time!ReplyCancel

We will be praying for little Lampy over this Thanksgiving weekend. That's going to be a long 5 hours for her on Monday, but especially for her Mom.ReplyCancel

From this new-comer: thank you for the welcome! I have truly enjoyed your posts are reading about baby Lamp and the rest of the fam. Happy Thanksgiving and good luck on Monday! 🙂ReplyCancel

I am a new comer who found your blog from Molly Jackson's blog. She is a friend of mine. I wanted to let you know that your little baby Lamp is beautiful. I am a mother of my own special needs little baby girl, she is two. Her special needs are very different, but it has strengthened me so much and made me into a better person, and I have realized over the last two years that these amazing little ones are such a priceless blessing. Thank you for sharing your experiences and feelings. She is just precious.ReplyCancel

I am a newcomer as well, Miggy! I am a regular reader of Reagan's Blob, and I found y'all's (yes,I'm a Texan :D) interviews of each other very special. I am the mother to a young adult special needs son, and we are traveling across new territory (for us!) as we figure out what it means to have an adult son with special needs. He is a special young man, just as your little Lamp and your other daughter are the most precious little sweethearts. Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us. Hugs.ReplyCancel

I read your post on Bloom and wanted to thank you for sharing. Your experience is not one I have had at this point in my life, and it is helpful to have your insight so that I would feel not so alone if I were to find myself in a similar place one day and can hopefully make me a better friend to those with special-needs children. I also am a sewer and am looking forward to hearing about your serger experience…I don't have one yet!ReplyCancel

She is Beautiful! Best wishes. EmmaReplyCancel

Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I couldn't agree more.. .she is beautiful.ReplyCancel

I have a daughter with multiple disabilities, and I came to your blog from Bloom. I just had to say that your attitude is incredible, and your little Lamp is SO beautiful!! Thank you for sharing her with us. 🙂ReplyCancel

She is the cutest baby ever and that is one cute tutu she got…lots of love to lamp ..
ReplyCancel

Awesome Idea–Here's one way to make it cheaper (and recycle!woohoo)I have a jar (well, its actually a plastic container that held Pretzel twists that I got from Costco). I think you could get all that other stuff from a craft store for under $10. Bam. However,I don't think $30 is too bad if you can just order it online and have it show up at your doorstep ready to distract child. Thanks for sharing.

http://www.amazon.com/Barrels-Honey-Braided-Pretzel-Twists/dp/B0001UZTJGReplyCancel

i am in the middle of making two for my babes out of one of those plastic animal cracker bears – ya know, the ones from target? just stick some paper over the label. i have everything else: mostly leftovers from some of my crafting projects. mine will end up being so much cheaper than 30 and it's all stuff i already have. so, yes! do it yourself for cheap.ReplyCancel

I saw the same exact idea, a jar filled with endless crafting possibilities, at Homegoods not too long ago. I think it was around $15 dollars!ReplyCancel

I think you'd still spend $30… and honestly, while it looks cute in the package, the stuff isn't going to STAY in the container – it's going to be dumped out. So I say, enjoy the beauty of the catalog photo and leave it at that 🙂ReplyCancel

I bought this exact same thing for Lexi last year at Micheals. It was like $10 and with a 40% off coupon, TOTALLY worth it.ReplyCancel

Art competitions that require digital entries often want your pictures to be formatted in a specific way. The prospectus will often say your entry should have a black background and be X number of pixels square.Order Track
ReplyCancel

That is so sweet & special! I'm so happy to get to know the both of you. I'm the mama to a very special boy, too. Wyatt is 4 and doesn't walk or talk. He has no diagnosis which used to be frustrating but he's so awesome it just doesn't really matter. Piddly stuff, really. I'm lds, too. I only gathered that from the youtube mormonad. Hope I'm right because being a mormon is pretty super! love, BreeReplyCancel