Welcome, Jesse Gabriel!

Jesse Gabriel Vawter joined our family yesterday, August 30th, at 6:51 am.  He weighed 7lbs, 9oz, and is healthy and doing well.  Amy is recovering well and feeling good, too. 
We will post some pictures as soon as we get everyone home!

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What if?

When I was little, my dad used to read me some Shel Silverstein poems.  One was about little creatures called “Whatifs” that would crawl inside your ear at night and whisper worries regarding all the “What-if’s” in life.  I still have days when those Whatifs come creeping, whispering all sorts of worries about raising my [...]

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Pictures of our New House

Finally, for those of you who have been asking for them, here are some pictures of our new house . . . including pictures of the baby’s room – just for you, J!!  Micah had a LOT of fun helping to put up the “wall sticker” decorations in his & Matthew’s room and the baby’s [...]

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ASQs, EI, FRCs, and other acronyms

In order to get Matthew set up for early intervention (EI) services (such as physical or speech therapy) here in Walla Walla, we face another round of meetings, evaluations, paperwork, etc.  No matter how Matthew “scores” on the evaluations, though, he will still qualify for services based solely on his diagnosis of Down syndrome.
I had [...]

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