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Plexiform
We had our appointment with the NF1/oncology doctor yesterday. It turns out the neurofibroma is even bigger than we thought. In addition to what we already knew, which is that it goes from her external ear where we can see into her middle ear, it also extends down under her ear into her parotid... (More)
Posted by joyful on April 10, 2025, 12:31 pm
Category: Grace
Day +235
I had to go calculate the day since we no longer count the days like that any more - it has been great to have less medical stuff going on these days, and we get more comments about her being "so cute" in the grocery stores and the soccer games, etc. Her hair is growing in, and I don't think... (More)
Posted by jondaley on September 30, 2024, 10:15 am
Category: Grace
Pocket Notes
I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 4/1 - JPD, "'I'm goin' back to my work, after watchin' Jonathan do that awesome trick,' said Popcorn Man." 4/1 - Nathaniel started saying "yes" clearly - so cute!! 4/3 - NPD do turtle puzzle, self w/ encouragement... (More)
Posted by joyful on April 30, 2017, 12:00 am
Category: Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel
Pocket Notes
I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 2/1 - Jonathan, "Even Einstein didn't have a triple-digit IQ." Noah, "Isn't that the guy with screws in his ears?" Jonathan, "No, that's Frankenstein." Noah is losing teeth all the time, I have trouble keeping track... (More)
Posted by joyful on March 31, 2017, 12:00 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel
April/May 2016 Pocket Notes
4/26 - Jeremiah, after his first bowl of non-sugar cereal, asked for some sugar cereal.Only two pieces fell out of the box when I shook it, and he said, "Not two.  I said'some', like this..." holding up several fingers. 4/29 - Jeremiah can tie knots.  He tied the laces of my... (More)
Posted by joyful on June 17, 2016, 2:41 pm
Category: Noah, Joy, Jeremiah
Nathaniel Is Born!
Once again, we were blessed to have Grandma and Dad-o with us for a birth. Jeremiah was still too clingy on Mommy for us to be comfortable having him at the birth.  He did well completely away from me, but had trouble when nearby and I was unavailable.  That is exactly the situation a... (More)
Posted by joyful on January 6, 2016, 1:36 pm
Category: Nathaniel
Giant List of Pocket Notes
I'm very much behind on the blog.  But I have kept the pocket notes safely typed up in my email.  So here goes. In June, the kids and I made a trip to Florida to visit my parents, and my sister and her kids visited, too. 6/14 - Joy, "Mommy! I saw a dinosaur!"  (It was a... (More)
Posted by joyful on December 22, 2014, 2:04 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Pregnancy, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah
Pocket Notes
11/8 - It was gusty and the maple seeds were being blown off our big tree by the thousands.  It was such an amazing sight!  The little helicopters were fluttering everywhere, even swarming like a host of grasshoppers or little birds.  The grand picture was the swarming, and then... (More)
Posted by joyful on December 5, 2013, 8:31 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah
Pocket Notes
9/13 - A Friday. Jonathan had been asking me if he could read Harry Potter for a while.  I told him I needed to talk to Daddy about whether we thought he was ready, but I kept forgetting.  The strategy that worked was asking me in Daddy's presence so I didn't have time to forget. ... (More)
Posted by joyful on October 19, 2013, 8:08 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah
Full Summer/Pocket Notes
Having a dad in the fire department is educational in more than just fire safety: 5/17 - Jon is called to an accident "involving motor vehicle vs. moose" 5/18 - Jonathan reads about moose and siberian tigers on wikipedia ~5 - Joy says "owee here" = outta here 5/20 - jpd 17 lb on our... (More)
Posted by joyful on July 28, 2013, 8:23 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah
Jeremiah's Birth Story
My due date was February 21. Jonathan, Noah, and Faith had all been exactly five days late. Joy was early, but we weren't sure of her date and the more we thought about it the more we figured she probably had been late as well. So we had Linda and Porter schedule their flight to arrive... (More)
Posted by joyful on February 24, 2013, 5:55 pm
Category: Jeremiah
Pocket Notes
4/11 - Jonathan likes to be creative with lunches.  He made dill pickle and mustard sandwiches that day. He liked it. As I was keeping track of rainbows I was struck by how many days were sunny.  April 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 25 4/14 - Faith's first... (More)
Posted by joyful on May 20, 2012, 11:13 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy
Pocket Notes
Grandma, whose time is quite full with two grandchildren, is still itching for a blog post about the others, so here it is. I found an old piece of paper witih some notes on it and just searched our blog - I did already post it and it was from 2008! Ok, here we go: 12/22/2011 - Faith,... (More)
Posted by joyful on January 29, 2012, 2:25 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy
Joy Ellen Daley's Birth Story
I'd been having these strange contractions for a few days. Not the simple Brackston-Hicks that I have throughout pregnancy that feel tight but do not hurt. Not crampy labor contractions, either. They were very tight and they hurt. They came usually when I was sitting – on the couch or... (More)
Posted by joyful on February 25, 2011, 12:35 pm
Category: Joy
Notes, Haircut
1/20 - Jonathan, as usual, singing while he plays and works.  This time it was, "Come, Tom Bombadil, Tom Bombadil.  Come, Tom Bombadil..." 1/22 - When boys have a tea party:  Noah, Faith and I were playing with Faith's tea set.  Noah said he couldn't eat his soup because... (More)
Posted by joyful on February 3, 2011, 9:58 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Pregnancy, Noah, Faith
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