Babies will never judge their parents for the amount of stuff that they had when they were little or didn’t have when they were babies.  In fact, most babies only need a few basic necessities in order to be adequately cared for and they don’t need a bunch of fancy things.  A baby will use most of their baby gear for a short period of time and they quickly grow out of it.  If you are expecting and have a limited budget, I would recommend that parents buy or register for the following…

I’m excited to share Part 2 from Amy Fenton Lee’s blog series on “5Things to Know about the Mother of a Child Diagnosed with Autism”. Again, this focuses on…

This is the first in a series of 5 posts dealing with understanding a mother of a child with autism.  The series is originally authored by Amy Fenton Lee, is being used with permission, and can be found at the blog for …

Originally posted on my blog Reading is Elementary

http://readingiselementary.blogspot.com/2013/04/light-it-up-blue.html

Today is National Autism Awareness Day and April is Autism Awareness month.  In support of everyone on the spectrum, please show your support by wearing blue or doing something "blue" with your family.  For example, frost blue cupcakes, pick some blue flowers, put a blue…

Originally posted on my blog Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/lucy-has-strep.html

I'm sad to say that my cute little bugaboo has strep.  I took her to the doctor yesterday because she was running a little fever, she was acting very tired, and just wasn't herself.  So we decided she needed to go to the doc. Sure enough, strep.

This is spring break week…

Originally posted on my blog Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/trip-to-aquarium.html

Yesterday, we visited the Dallas World Aquarium.  There are actually two aquariums in the DFW metroplex and I've never been to the other one but I've heard that this one is much better and we try to go around this time at least once a year.  The girls had a really great time and so…

Originally posted on my blog Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/immas-self-portraits.html

I found these on my phone last night. I asked her about them and she told me what each one was.  Such a silly girl.…

Originally posted on my blog Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/i-dont-want-to-go-to-football.html

If you've been following my blog recently, you know that Imma has just started playing t-ball. I say t-ball, it's actually called softball here because she gets three chances to hit the ball thrown by a coach and if she doesn't hit it, she gets to hit it off…

Originally posted on my blog, Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/happiness-is-caring-about-others.html

Last week, we visited the Dallas World Aquarium.  You can read about our trip here. Afterwards, we went to the Spaghetti Warehouse for lunch.  As we were eating, a…

Originally posted on my blog Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!

Last weekend was full of excitement and I haven't had a chance to post about this until now.  We decided that Imma needed her hair trimmed on Saturday so we decided to take her to the place where we used to get her bangs trimmed when she was little.  It's in the town we used to live in, which is about 30 minutes away, but we needed to go over there for something else anyway so we stopped by Groovy's as well.  The reason…

Originally posted on my blog Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-little-life-back-in-independent-mommy.html

As my girls grow older, they play together more.  They also fight and argue more but from time to time, I notice I get about a ten minute stretch  when I can actually finish a task without being interrupted or having to stop to go see…

I woke up this morning with a tightness in my chest, my head throbbing.  I didn't have to guess at the cause, I knew it. All night Isaiah had been tossing and turning, and in those few moments when he was motionless I would put my hand on his chest to make sure he was breathing.  The epinephrine making him restless, the triple dose of Benadryl making him tired.  Several…

Originally posted on my blog, "Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!"

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/imma-jane-potty-mouth.html

I was once told, when Imma was about three, that she was fully incapable of understanding jokes. I was speaking to someone involved in her autism evaluation and I asked, "Are most 3 year olds capable of understanding jokes?" I was told, yes they can. But Imma can't. I began…

Originally posted on my blog, "Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!"

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/t-ball-or-bust.html

Imma had her first t-ball/softball practice yesterday and it went about as well as I had expected--which wasn't very well at all--but then, we did it and survived and now we can look forward to doing it again on Saturday.

For one thing, it was pretty cold and windy…

Originally posted on my blog, "Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!"

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/imma-doesnt-like-paparazzi.html

Please follow the link above to watch the video. :)

Brian is out of town for a few days. I wanted him to see what Imma does when she brings in her lunchbox every afternoon at 12:00.  She usually just throws it in the room and yells, "Here's your lunchbox,…

Originally posted on my blog, "Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!"

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/planning-birthday-party-i-only-have.html

If you don't know this about me, this may come as a shocker. I am a planner. I like to plan things. You're shocked aren't you.  I know, it's hard to believe.

Imma's birthday is June 13.  We will be having her birthday party a…

Originally posted on my blog, "Images of Imma-Jane and Lucy!"

http://immajane.blogspot.com/2013/03/pictures-from-our-excursion.html

We had a good time at Water-Owl and here are the pics to prove it!…

Paper Clouds Apparel is selling shirts, greeting cards and 8x10 prints with our son's designs on them!  These are available from March 4-17.  

Paper Clouds Apparel collects artwork from individuals with special needs, and puts those designs on shirts, greeting cards & 8x10…