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2012 has been a year of blessings

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Reflecting back on 2012 is exciting. The big events for us include Jordan sitting up by himself, scooting, crawling, getting his first teeth, taking trips together and introducing him to our family and friends.

A new family tradition for the Pollocks – the Holiday Tree Festival

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We were blessed to have been able participate in Akron Children’s Holiday Tree Festival preview party on Nov. 16. In fact, we were so excited that we didn’t think to get a little boy sitter for the evening. Fortunately the event was so intriguing to our little mister that it wasn’t a problem for his entertainment.

Ya, ya, it’s all good

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Bugs, bugs, bugs! I don’t know how we were able to make it through until now without a major sick bug besides his urinary tract infection (UTI) in August. It’s caught up to us now.

What is normal anyway?

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I’ve found myself asking this question as we’ve been working with our little man. Often, I forget that there’s something missing. He’s still crawling around at 16 months and his top two front teeth are the first to break through. Is this normal?

Using our senses to describe the ideal emergency department

Megs knows just where she is going to place her stickers.

I know I’ve said it before, but we are privileged to have a hospital that cares to ask its employees and parents for input on how to create the best hospital around. The second town hall meeting consisted of a few parents from the previous meeting as well as new faces and employees. Again, we [...]

Close of summer, but starting new chapters

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If you ask anyone who knows me or somewhat knows me, they’ll tell you that one of my favorite free time activities – behind spending time with my amazing husband and little man – is attending garage sales.