Category: Blogs From Mom
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Instagram May Photo Challange – #MyRealLife
If you have been following along in the monthly photo challenges, things are changing up a bit for the month of May. Instead of daily photos that people often forget to post, myself included. I apologize for the late post and hope that you will participate for the remainder of the month. There will be a theme…
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Will Adding a Second Cochlear Implant Improve My Daughter’s Hearing?
After my daughter received her cochlear implant in 2001, she has continued to have ongoing speech and language delays. These delays are a direct result of my own personal decision to wait so long to have her surgery. Looking back, I would have done things differently and I wouldn’t have waited so long to give…
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Cochlear Implant Surgery Was Successful – My Daughter’s Story
My daughter was finally scheduled for her cochlear implant surgery after several months of procedures, tests, and evaluations. I was very nervous going into this surgery because i knew that it would be several hours long. Plus, she was going to have surgery on a very delicate area near her brain. We were having her…
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Hearing Aids Were an Epic Fail – My Daughter’s Story
I moved from Texas to North Carolina, when my daughter was almost 5 months old. It took us about a month to get settled into our new home. After we got settle it was time to begin determining what the next step was to correct my daughter’s hearing loss. Being new to the area, I…
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Failed Newborn Hearing Screening – My Daughter’s Story
Once I received news that my daughter failed her repeat newborn hearing screening, we were quickly referred to the local children’s hospital and to an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctor for further evaluation. Things moved fairly quickly and my daughter was scheduled to have another type of hearing test to determine how much hearing…
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Newborn Hearing Screening – My Daughter’s Story
I remember the day that I went into labor with my daughter, we were out celebrating my mother’s birthday and just as I was getting ready to crawl into bed. I heard a pop and knew instantly that my water had broke. Of course, I should have known better but I immediately ran to the…
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Surprise Mom With A Mother’s Day Ring – Learn Why She Wants One
Do you want to give the mother in your life a mother’s ring? A mother’s ring is a great piece of jewelry that displays each of her child’s birthstone and make a great surprise gift. A birthstone can represent a child that is living or one that has passed on. I know that mom’s around…
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How to Make a Diaper Cake Motorcycle
I wanted to make my Sister-in-Law a diaper cake for her baby shower. I didn’t want to make a traditional diaper cake. I got an idea that I saw on Pinterest and decided to try and make her a diaper cake motorcycle. Since she is having a little boy, I thought it would be perfect. I…
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May Boston Find the Light in This Dark and Broken World
Wow, I was in total shock what I saw when I turned on the television when turned it on after I got home from an appointment this afternoon. It sickens me to see that someone would intentionally go out of their way to harm other human being let alone thousands of people. My thoughts and…
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Why Is It Important For Married Couples to Plan Dates Nights Together?
I am looking forward to my date on Friday and Saturday with my husband. We are planning on going away overnight so that we can spend some quality time with each other without any distractions. We feel that is it very important to invest time into our marriage and take the time to remember why…