A Very Special Case.

The holidays are CRAZY. Add kids, they get crazier, add a child with any kid of extra needs or medical complications and they sometimes can feel unbearable....The holidays are supposed to be fun, the happiest time of the year and I know for me, they can get stressful. I have often let worry and anxiety steal all of the beauty and joy the holidays hold. As mom's and dad's of special, medical kiddos, we need to take that joy back! I see some of you and you are SO good at that! You are usually just so happy to be out of the hospital for another holiday that nothing else matters and you do what works best for YOUR family. You enjoy the holidays because you've been doing them long enough to know what works and what doesn't. You've started some new traditions and maybe don't force some of the old ones because they don't jive well with your new normal. Guys, if you haven't already, it's time to TAKE THE HOLIDAYS BACK! Here are ten tips, tricks and hacks t

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Guys....are you ready for it?! Each year Case for Case's birthday (December 21at) and Christmas we try to do a great big "give back" project for the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. We team with Rooting for Ramsey and have collected everything from toys to ornaments. This year we are collecting non perishable foods for the family pantries! Each unit has a little kitchen with cupped that are often scarce. There is such a need for quick and easy snacks that will fill families up when they are low on time and or money. We will be collecting food from now until December 21st! We will be providing a list of food, an address to send the food to and flyer to share with your friends and family! Thank you for always supporting Case and for helping us give back to the hospital that gives us continual hope!

Christmas is a time of giving. A time of love, joy, peace and family. Last year Dan, the girls and I spent Christmas in the NICU and at the Ronald McDonald House. It was hard in ways being away from home but we were more then blessed spiritually, emotionally and materially. We enjoyed a meal of what ever our family wanted in the cafeteria bought by a family we never met. The girls got gifts that were donated the the RMH. Case got several gifts donated by organizations and families. There were many more gifts given to us and I am more then thankful. I was also given the gift of good fruit. Jesus was and is in me. It was glorious. Now, as I sit on my couch I'm not taking one minute of this beautiful Christmas or last for granted. I will never forget the blessings that flowed last year and am also thankful for Christmas at home this year.

I'm am more excited about Christmas then I have been for awhile. I'm excited to spend Chistmas at home to have a husband and four beautiful children to spend it with. I'm just excited all around! Last year at this time we didn't know where we would be spending Christmas. Although they had a c-section scheduled for January 10th I had a feeling somehow he would come earlier. My gut was telling me he needed to come out earlier then that. I felt like he wasn't growing for a reason and that the reason wasn't a syndrome. The doctor that scheduled the c-section said he had an unknown syndrome causing his lack in growth and there was no reason to take him out any earlier. I quietly disagreed and asked God to bring him out when HE wanted him out even if that meant breaking all tradition. Even if that meant spending Christmas in the Romald McDonald house with the girls. I didn't care about Christmas dinner so much any more. It really put things into perspective. It