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Dear Addie, This week you turned 8. Gulp. You’re such a big kid now. 8 years old - where does the time go? I know that might sound...

Dear Addie, Twas getting close to Christmas, and all through our schedule, was filled with the hustle and bustle of much that was...

Dear Addie, This week we had yet another “first” in our family, we all headed out to see a musical theater performance at a real deal...

Dear Addie, This week I waited patiently, as I do every day, for your teachers to bring you out of school at the end of the day. One by...

Dear Addie, This week we dove head first into the Christmas holiday season! Ok, so we’ve actually had the tree up for a couple of weeks...

Dear Addie, Parenting is hard. Whether you’re raising neurotypical or special needs children, there really is no go-to manual on how it’s...

Dear Addie, Before we found ourselves on this journey, a once younger version of myself never thought about some of the things that now...

Dear Addie, While I’d like to think that I'm the master of scheduling your life full of fun, these days it’s not that simple. With...

Dear Addie, This week we celebrated one of my favorite times of the year - Halloween! Ah yes, when you all head out to gather mommy sweet...

Dear Addie, This week I was reminded of the balancing act that goes into providing for each and every person, special needs or not, in...

Dear Addie, This weekend we celebrated someone very special to us! Our neighbor, friend, and sitter - Miss Kat. She turned 18 and decided...

Dear Addie, So much of your life is done by prompting or scripting, so when a new spontaneous thing happens, no matter how small, it’s...

Dear Addie, This past week we took an unexpected road trip up to Michigan. Not unexpected in the fact that we had actually planned the...

Dear Addie, This weekend you had a very special introduction. Only a month into this great big world, this new friend has already stolen...

Dear Addie, This past weekend we were fortunate enough to have avoided the devastating path that Hurricane Florence unleashed on North...

Dear Addie, This week Mother Nature decided to throw a little excitement our way, by sending a hurricane on track to slam straight into...

Dear Addie, This weekend didn’t go as I would've planned. In fact, if I'm being honest, I'm still coming to grips with the unfortunate...

Dear Addie, This week marked yet another new chapter in your journey. You became an “Owlsome” 2nd grader at our favorite Oakview...

Dear Addie, The best (and hardest) advice we have been given on this journey has always been - exposure is key. It is in this advice that...

Dear Addie, I wanted so badly to be able to write to you about something new and exciting that you were doing this week, but...