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Inside Children'sHey, Jude! is a blog by Sarah Sanford. The author shares her experiences as the mother of two adopted children, Jane and Jude. Jude has multiple special needs, including cerebral palsy and sensory processing disorder. She spends a lot of time at Akron Children's Hospital with Jude.
Jane, at the seasoned age of 6, has had her fair share of bad hair days. Infancy brought with it the “half-fro,” a few tufts of curls sprouting about her head. By age 2, she had a fuller head of curly ques. By age 4, her curly ques had become tight, down close to her scalp, course in texture and, to be honest, a real flipping challenge.
It seems like forever since I have taken pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, as the case may be. It’s not because I didn’t think about blogging, it’s not because I haven’t wanted to blog, it’s not because I haven’t had anything to blog about. Quite on the contrary. It’s because, the 2 main subjects of this blog, Jane and Jude, have been sucking every hour out of every day and every minute of every hour with all things, good, tough, new, old, fun, challenging, happy, frightening and ultimately fulfilling.
As the year comes to a close, I am doing what lots of people do…reflect. So, I’m prepared to grab a glass of wine and some quiet space and jot down a few of the lessons my awesome kiddos have shared with us this year.
Parenting is not always peaceful, especially with a challenge or two that face your kiddos. But it’s possible to parent with more peace, more grace, more gratitude and more hopefulness.
Baby Jude appears to wear his heart on his skull. Jude was born with congenital skull deformations. Not just your traditional plagiocephaly (flattened head) but more of a midline deformation, with a divot at the top of his skull, along with some odd spots in the back of his head.
Here’s a snapshot of leaving the house with a toddler with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – a snapshot of leaving the house with Baby Jude.
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