Friday, December 16, 2016
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Lunch Love
Almost two years into her academic career, Ella still loves to take this kind of lunch to school and I still love to pack it. Her lunch box is a variation of this combo every day: fruit, vegetable, protein and carb.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Nikolaustag 2016
St. Nick came at night and left the kids the traditional gift of this season's Christmas pajamas. Being apparently a very practical guy, he also brought each of them an oral-motor tool to help meet sensory needs and further new skills.
And, of course, der Nikolaus made the Christmas decorations appear. Since we turned our front room into a sensory room, we don't really have a good, safe place for a Christmas tree anymore, so we just made our first ever Christmas ceiling across the entire family room. All three kids were mesmerized by it. It's really quite magical.
The best thing about Nikolaustag was the Ella remembered it as one of our traditions before it happened. This is her third Christmas with us and she is aware and excited about what we do as a family this time of year. She spent a few days trying to decide which boot to put out for St. Nick to fill and said to me yesterday, "None of my friends at school even mentioned St. Nick's Day." I explained that this is a German tradition that I am bringing to our family and that most kids in the US would not know about it. Of course, this opened up a whole can of questions about St. Nick being able to find all the German children in America... #ifyougiveamouseacookie
And, of course, der Nikolaus made the Christmas decorations appear. Since we turned our front room into a sensory room, we don't really have a good, safe place for a Christmas tree anymore, so we just made our first ever Christmas ceiling across the entire family room. All three kids were mesmerized by it. It's really quite magical.
The best thing about Nikolaustag was the Ella remembered it as one of our traditions before it happened. This is her third Christmas with us and she is aware and excited about what we do as a family this time of year. She spent a few days trying to decide which boot to put out for St. Nick to fill and said to me yesterday, "None of my friends at school even mentioned St. Nick's Day." I explained that this is a German tradition that I am bringing to our family and that most kids in the US would not know about it. Of course, this opened up a whole can of questions about St. Nick being able to find all the German children in America... #ifyougiveamouseacookie
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Hohoho & Mistletoe
We had so much fun at our first Christmas party of the season...
... and were quite tired after all the excitement.
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| Emilia was really busy chatting up Santa and not wasting precious face time with the jolly fella by posing for a photo |
... and were quite tired after all the excitement.
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| Totally committed to Rudolph |
Thursday, December 1, 2016
IAC 373-376 Results
The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 373 which was held on October 6, 2016:
1) Spanish dossier from April 2011 referred a female child aged 4 years and 10 months
2) Portuguese dossier from August 2011 referred a ale child aged 2 years and 7 months with features in health status and a family history
3) German dossier from September 2011 referred a male child aged 2 years and 5 months
4) US dossier from September 2016 referred a waiting child (#3197) with a profile on the MOJ site
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The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 374 which was held on October 14, 2016:
1) Italian dossier from April 2011 referred a male child aged 4 years and 9 months
2) Dutch dossier from August 211 referred a female child aged 4 years and 7 months with features in health status
3) French dossier from August 2011 referred a male child aged 1 year and 8 months with features in health status
4) Italian dossier from October 2011 referred a female child aged 7 years and 4 months with a family history
5) US dossier from July 2013 referred a male child aged 4 years and 4 months with features in health status and a family history
6) US dossier from December 2013 referred a sibling group of three, male and female, aged 4 years and 3 months & 7 years and 8 months
7) Spanish dossier from July 2014 referred a waiting child (#3245) with a profile on the MOJ site
8) Italian dossier from September 2016 referred two biologically related boys, aged 6 years & 10 years and 6 months
9) Italian dossier from September 2016 referred a female child aged 13 years and 2 months
10) US dossier from October 2016 referred three children (#3125 & #3126 & #3139) with profiles on the MOJ site
11) US dossier from October 2016 referred (#3076) with a profile on the MOJ site
12) US dossier from October 2016 referred (#3287) with a profile on the MOJ site
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The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 375 which was held on October 20, 2016:
1) Italian dossier from February 2013 referred a male child aged 7 years and 10 months with features in health status and a family history
2) French dossier from October 2014 referred a male child aged 5 years and 6 months with features in health status and a family history
3) Italian dossier from January 2015 referred two sisters, aged 8 years and 1 month & 6 years with features in health status and a family history
4) US dossier from October 2016 referred four children (#2673 & #2674 & #2675 & #2676) with profiles on the MOJ site
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The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 376 which was held on October 27, 2016:
1) Spanish dossier from March 2011 referred a male child aged 1 year and 6 months
2) US dossier from January 2013 referred female child aged 2 years with features in health status
3) Irish dossier from March 2014 referred a female child aged 2 years and 4 months with features in health status
4) Italian dossier from March 2015 referred a male child aged 2 years with features in health status
5) French dossier from March 2016 referred a waiting child (#2760) with a profile on the MOJ site
6) US dossier from October 2016 referred two waiting children (#2682 & #2505) with profiles on the MOJ site
7) US dossier from October 2016 referred a waiting child (#2922) with a profile on the MOJ site
8) US dossier from October 2016 referred a waiting child (#3034) with a profile on the MOJ site
9) US dossier from October 2016 referred four children (#3103 & #3104 & #3105 & #3106) with profiles on the MOJ site
1) Spanish dossier from April 2011 referred a female child aged 4 years and 10 months
2) Portuguese dossier from August 2011 referred a ale child aged 2 years and 7 months with features in health status and a family history
3) German dossier from September 2011 referred a male child aged 2 years and 5 months
4) US dossier from September 2016 referred a waiting child (#3197) with a profile on the MOJ site
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The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 374 which was held on October 14, 2016:
1) Italian dossier from April 2011 referred a male child aged 4 years and 9 months
2) Dutch dossier from August 211 referred a female child aged 4 years and 7 months with features in health status
3) French dossier from August 2011 referred a male child aged 1 year and 8 months with features in health status
4) Italian dossier from October 2011 referred a female child aged 7 years and 4 months with a family history
5) US dossier from July 2013 referred a male child aged 4 years and 4 months with features in health status and a family history
6) US dossier from December 2013 referred a sibling group of three, male and female, aged 4 years and 3 months & 7 years and 8 months
7) Spanish dossier from July 2014 referred a waiting child (#3245) with a profile on the MOJ site
8) Italian dossier from September 2016 referred two biologically related boys, aged 6 years & 10 years and 6 months
9) Italian dossier from September 2016 referred a female child aged 13 years and 2 months
10) US dossier from October 2016 referred three children (#3125 & #3126 & #3139) with profiles on the MOJ site
11) US dossier from October 2016 referred (#3076) with a profile on the MOJ site
12) US dossier from October 2016 referred (#3287) with a profile on the MOJ site
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The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 375 which was held on October 20, 2016:
1) Italian dossier from February 2013 referred a male child aged 7 years and 10 months with features in health status and a family history
2) French dossier from October 2014 referred a male child aged 5 years and 6 months with features in health status and a family history
3) Italian dossier from January 2015 referred two sisters, aged 8 years and 1 month & 6 years with features in health status and a family history
4) US dossier from October 2016 referred four children (#2673 & #2674 & #2675 & #2676) with profiles on the MOJ site
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The following referrals were issued in IAC Session 376 which was held on October 27, 2016:
1) Spanish dossier from March 2011 referred a male child aged 1 year and 6 months
2) US dossier from January 2013 referred female child aged 2 years with features in health status
3) Irish dossier from March 2014 referred a female child aged 2 years and 4 months with features in health status
4) Italian dossier from March 2015 referred a male child aged 2 years with features in health status
5) French dossier from March 2016 referred a waiting child (#2760) with a profile on the MOJ site
6) US dossier from October 2016 referred two waiting children (#2682 & #2505) with profiles on the MOJ site
7) US dossier from October 2016 referred a waiting child (#2922) with a profile on the MOJ site
8) US dossier from October 2016 referred a waiting child (#3034) with a profile on the MOJ site
9) US dossier from October 2016 referred four children (#3103 & #3104 & #3105 & #3106) with profiles on the MOJ site
Picture Of The Day
Ella has been very excited to start the holiday season this December, so today I made her a special breakfast of Fairy Toast (aka buttered whole grain bread with Christmas light sprinkles) to ring in the new month. It was a resounding success.
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