WOW! What a cool arm.

Our weekend isn’t even over yet… And I have to say, this one will be one for the books. Let’s start with Friday as we worked on day two of the helper hand building process. Jordan got her swimming arm AND her most amazing elbow arm. Seriously. It’s amazing. Jordan and Mr. David teamed up…

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We're hanging in there

Jordan is having a bunch of fun this morning trying out her helper arm. She was a little hesitant hanging out with it last night. We’re about to head back to Mr. David’s office to finish the fitting for Jordan’s new elbow arm and the swimming attachment that goes with her play arm. Oh the…

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We're working!!

We are making progress on day one of Jordan’s helper arm! Actually we’re working on two helpers. Jordan and I are very excited about it. The first arm will remain simple – straight arm with the ability for multiple attachments: a simple Captain Hook hook that will help Jordan do cool monkey bar action, a…

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Here we go!

We’re on our way out. Seven hours in the car to get to the Chicago area. I’ll probably share updates (if there are any) on our Facebook page!

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Why prosthetics?

Jordan’s used prosthetics for a long time. We started when she was about six months old. She rolled over for the first time in a prosthetic office room. But the first helper arm didn’t last long and I knew we needed to expand our search for someone who could be creative for Jordan’s needs. At…

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We're leaving town… So be a better kid!

I stay pretty positive on this blog… so I have to be honest. Miss Jordan is stubborn. Really stubborn. And bossy. And her newest thing is when she doesn’t want to listen, she sits down. She just stops where she is and sits. Grrrr. To make this more difficult, we’re headed out of town. I’m…

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Getting ready for our next helper arm

We are four days away from traveling to Chicago to build Jordan’s next helper arm. Jordan’s excited about it for two reasons: 1) It’s going to have an “elbow” and 2) It’s going to look the way Jordan wants it to look. And that’s what we did today. We picked out her own fabric for…

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"Why does everyone know Jordan?"

Cameron asked that question yesterday after the fourth lifeguard at the pool said hi to Jordan. He was feeling kind of left out. So I let him guess what feature of Jordan makes her unforgettable… He had to pause for a moment (and I love that he had to think about it for a bit).…

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Trying something different

I love talking to parents… I love using my blogs to stay in touch and share our stories. So when I noticed I was having more and more of those conversations on Facebook, I thought… Why not bring this blog to Facebook. I started it out yesterday and it’s already a lot of fun. I’m…

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