A Surprisingly Satisfying Mother's Day

This past week (well, month really) has been pretty hard on my emotions. I've felt pretty much every feeling in the book ranging from anger to pure joy. For my first Mother's Day, we got a sitter...

Help Us Get Super Gabe an iPod!

This week was full of unforgettable events, including the death of the ever-so-helpful iPod… For those of you who are reading the blog for the first time, UPDATE: We raised enough money for an iPod...

TinySuperheroes

A lot has happened since the last time I've posted! Gabe was contacted by an amazing group who are empowering young ones with special needs, disabilities, diseases, etc. Children, in general, need...

Autism Awareness Day

FRIENDS! I have a favor to ask ;) April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day. I want to be bombarded with photos, quotes, etc. dealing with Autism. On Instagram, I like to use the hashtag: #supergabe. If...

Piece of Cake: Raising a Differently-Abled Child

When we first got the diagnoses, I got a lot of e-mails and texts saying things like "I don't know how you do it." and "It must be so hard." …and in the beginning, I thought it was going to be. I...

MOD MOM

I have a friend who needs a favor ;) Read her entire story HERE! "What if the hardest day of your life was also your first? This was very true for Our son... On November 9th. I was just 26 weeks...

Some Things Have Been Rough

and someone has not been sleeping… Insomnia has disrupted the life we know. Gabriel has been averaging 4 hours of sleep a night. This has been causing problems with his therapy sessions. Daddy M...

I figured it was time to make a video of Gabriel's little moments of discovery… Hope you enjoyed it! It was made in my phone at 3:00 this morning… Nothing bores you like an early morning Wiggles...

Only a Moment

One sentence made me realize how fast we have been living lately. My favorite thing to say is "It will only take a moment!" I always know it isn't true when I say it… as does everyone around me....

ViveVita Review!

There's a solution for the items that need labeling but seem impossible to label ;) ViveVita sent me these stretchy, convenient labels. They're reusable and a total life saver! The items we got to...

A Moment to Remember

Last night, Gabriel went to bed early… almost as if he knew Daddy and I hadn't had any time together in a while... Well, he woke up again at midnight and I went get him to bring him in bed with the...

No Through Traffic

Just as I was starting to brag about how easy this whole "special needs parenting" is, Gabriel surprises us with a curveball… TRAFFIC. The kid is drawn to traffic and parking lots like a mosquito...

SNW is a year old! / Happy New Year!

Tonight at midnight marks exactly one year since the blog went live! Boy, what a year this has been... Last year on January 1, I hit "publish" on my very first blog post. I didn't think it was...

SIBU Beauty Review/Giveaway

Finally, an opportunity just for mom ;) I was given a chance to try SIBU's repair and protect serum. I can honestly say I love this product! It feels to me like my favorite moisturizer from...

Catching Up

I haven't posted any personal stories in a while and I have a very good reason… I'm not allowed to sit at the computer. Gabriel's number one rule in this house is "Mom cannot sit down." So, he's...

Make-a-Ball

Our little super hero has his very own personalized sports ball! Let me introduce you guys to the best gift site ever! At least half of my family is obsessed with sports of all kinds! This genius...

A Wise Encounter

I had to share this story… I was getting groceries this morning in Wal-Mart and it was raining outside. My mom always takes me shopping so Gabriel has someone to entertain him while I get it done....

Pine Bros Throat Drops

Just in time for these nasty winter colds… A cough drop is a cough drop right?WRONG. When this company contacted me to do a review for their throat drops, I said yes, thinking it would be just...

Capstone Foster Care

Interested in becoming a Foster Carer? An opportunity is knocking... Capstone Foster Carer is a well established independent Foster Carer Agency, specialising in fostering children and young people...

Picasound

Ever have trouble getting your little one to look at the camera? I DO! Finally, there's an app that gets their attention… Picasound is an app that allows you to choose a sound to focus the child's...

Cheer Fest Day Five: Early Beginnings

Christmas is 20 days away and the kiddos are getting restless… Thats why I let them each open a present a little early in honor of St. Nick's Day. I forgot all about it so we did not put our shoes...

Cheer Fest Day Four: Makin' New Memories

We were supposed to take our Family Christmas pictures today, but the weather is being a butt. So the picture thing is out. We got a few apps for my new phone that involve Christmas, though…Guess...

Cheer Fest Day Three (Memory Lane)

Now that we've hopefully brightened someone else's Holiday season, it's time to look back on how others have touched our Holidays… We watched home videos of past Christmases and laughed almost all...

Day Two: Share the Gift of Joy

Now that we've learned the real meaning of Christmas, I wanted to do something that made him FEEL it… We cleaned out our messy closets last night and made a huge donation to Goodwill! It felt great...

Cheer Fest Day One (Uncover the Meaning)

As I've said before, we have a grinch in our home… This is my plan to get him in the spirit this year… I'm calling it a Cheer Fest! First, we learn the meaning of the greatest time of year... Today...

T-Shirts.com

My Super Hero finally has a shirt that shows off his greatness ;) Look at this tee shirt! Isn't it adorable?! It has "abs" that sit on top of his perfectly round belly! I couldn't stop snickering...

Almost Slipped

It's a good thing I have a positive outlook on life in general, because yesterday was the day that would have broken me if I didn't… Therapy has been seriously rough on both of us. Gabriel hates it...

Wipeout

Gabriel has a new favorite show… Since he was a baby, he has always been fascinated with people getting hurt. I'm thinking this is because he didn't feel much pain, so it was funny when other...

Scentsy!

Our home smells like cinnamon… just in time for the Holidays ;) I got the opportunity to review the Champion Scentsy Warmer. 8 dollars from every purchase of one of these goes to Special Olympics...

Using Candy to Sort Colors

Gabriel is super smart when it comes to sorting flash cards… when we can get him to focus! I found a method that works every time! I place M&M's on their matching color and tell him to find red,...