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Breastfeeding & {First} Baby Signs

January 24, 2014 By Melanie

Warning: This is a breastfeeding video. Therefore you might see something that you don’t necessarily want to see. So if you are uncomfortable talking about breastfeeding or watching women breastfeed, you should probably stop reading right about now… One of the perks about having a bi-lingual home is that our little guy has been exposed… [Read More]

Response & Update: Is a Cochlear Implant Right for Our Son

January 16, 2014 By Melanie

I am deeply humbled and surprised by the massive response to my January 13th post: Is a Cochlear Implant Right for Our Son. I have been blogging here at Sunshine Praises for almost 4 years and have never had such a passionate response to one of my posts. (Nor have this many men visited, really,… [Read More]

Is a Cochlear Implant Right for Our Son?

January 12, 2014 By Melanie

Unless you live under a rock, you have probably seen at least one You Tube video showing a cute little toddler sitting on his mother’s lap while the Mom says the child’s name and an audiologist flips some magic switch turning on the child’s cochlear implant.  The child’s face becomes very alert. His eyes dash… [Read More]

Imperfectly Perfect {Part 1}

September 24, 2013 By Melanie

As I laid on the table, numb from the waist down, staring at the blue sheet blocking the view of the surgery. My doctor was giving me a play by play count of what was happening and then like magic he appeard. Covered in baby butter and as pink as can be. A quiet cry filled the… [Read More]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month – Never Heard of NF?

May 13, 2013 By Melanie

Today I am bringing you a guest post from our dear friends. She will tell you a bit about her son and about their fight with NF. This little guy has had an important part in our lives over the past 8 years. I think his story deserves being told. Share away and pray for… [Read More]

What About My Lady?

January 25, 2013 By Melanie

If you haven’t read my blog much, then you might not know that my husband is Deaf. While this is practically “normal” for our family, every once in awhile one of my kids has some kind of an aha! moment that furthers their CODA (child of deaf adult) cultural development. Tonight was one of those… [Read More]

Saturday’s Signs: You’ve Got to Move It!

October 4, 2010 By Melanie

[Saturday Signs has been on hiatus due to some technical problems – Oh and tiny uncooperative (yet extremely adorable) gremlins. I am happy to be back this week with another installment.] If this is your first edition of Saturday’s Signs or you would like to review previous posts, here are the links to the last 3… [Read More]

Her Eyes Are Broken

September 17, 2010 By Melanie

Last week when we were on our bicycle adventure we had stopped to play in the park.  Lu ran off to play and I followed her. There was a little girl playing on the slide with her grandmother.  She was probably about 4 years old and very very verbal, almost describing her play as it occurred. I didn’t… [Read More]

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