Author: KyleeD
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Veronika’s Entourage
This morning Veronika and her entourage(Me, her teacher from ECIS, her physio, Occupational therapist, and a OT student for good measure) visited the school Veronika is going to for kinder next year, to meet with Principal this morning….to see what needs to be done to make the school ‘Veronika friendly”…..Mummy is feeling incredibly overwhelmed, but…
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Penelope Purple and Celebrating Young Carers…
What a fabulous weekend we have had… Yesterday Veronika and I went to a book launch…. Penelope Purple by Michelle Pears. It was a Purple Party to celebrate the book launch…a room full of Purpleness and Happiness We had a great time there with Veronika’s best friends, singing and playing games, and of course the…
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Veronika continues to amaze me…
This week Veronika has completely blown me away. Veronika had an appointment with Alison her OT. Alison fitted a hand splint to Veronika’s left hand, the hand that she could barely use for anything…..we were sitting at the table to do some work with Veronika on her fine motor skills….Alison fitted the splint(after…
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More chips…
I must admit that I still am struggling to come to terms with the fact that I have a 4-year-old that doesnt walk….I dont know why its a struggle, it just is. Maybe because over the last year, Veronika’s little friends that weren’t walking either are now independent walkers, some are even running around…don’t get…
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4, is it just a number?
the last couple of weeks have been hard… as usual, Veronika and I continue to be flat-out with her appointments, but it was more than that. I think its been a combination of Veronika’s 4th Birthday, and her not understanding or even knowing its her birthday, but more than that….. I think the realization my…
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Ignorant Motorists…
today I reached the end of another tether! almost every morning when I pull off the highway into where I park at my boys school, I get ‘honked’ and quite often i almost have the back of the car ran into. It’s not illegal to pull off the highway into a driveway people, so get…
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my Princess is 4….
Veronika was really unsettled last night….I am not sure why, as she usually is a fantastic sleeper, which I am sure is one of the main reasons I am still sane….or mostly sane! She woke at 1am, not at all happy, screaming the house down(yes the boys slept through the noise), I settled her back…
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it’s the day before we celebrate Veronika’s 4th Birthday….
I can’t believe 4 years have gone since I went to see my OBGYN….I was 39 weeks pregnant, hadn’t slept for two and a half weeks, stressed to the max. I had my bags packed, and I argued with him. I argued that he needed to put me into hospital and induce me….how could not…
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Veronika is given her Freedom Wheels….
Isnt it a right of passage for children to learn to ride a bike? Isnt it something that every parent wants for their child? To be able to ride a bike….I just assumed my 3 children would ride a bike, after all I grew up riding everywhere, to my friends, to the park, to school…