tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126714172024-03-07T20:18:11.090-06:00Born Just RightI decided to start blogging about Jordan from the moment I found out I was pregnant. Jordan was born with an amputation just above her left elbow. Now I'm committed to making sure Jordan gets everything out of life. We feel blessed to be the parents of a very special little girl.Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.comBlogger685125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-48198795752407549022010-09-27T00:46:00.001-05:002010-09-27T00:47:58.286-05:00Just to be sure...I officially moved this blog to Born Just Right (or better known as http://www.bornjustright.com)Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-90938312304358657212009-01-08T09:22:00.002-06:002009-01-11T03:01:20.340-06:00What do you think....I'm playing around with a new blog for Jordan:http://www.bornjustright.comI'd love your thoughts before I officially make the move! I'm still tinkering with possible layouts.UPDATE: New look as of 1.11.09!!Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-47909020854119370022009-01-07T10:14:00.004-06:002009-01-08T00:18:26.604-06:00Mixed feelingsI had a big meeting with the public school district yesterday to decide if she would qualify for their Individualized Education Program or IEP. It's a specialized plan for a child with disabilities in a learning environment. I had mixed feelings about the process since I don't consider Jordan disabled... But I kind of wanted an IEP so I could continue to get assistance in the expenses needed to Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-4606024464012782572009-01-03T15:06:00.002-06:002009-01-03T15:09:11.843-06:00Interesting trendIn Jordan's ongoing quest to get better at dressing herself... She's running around the house without clothes on a lot more often. Her brother never did this... So it's kind of funny to be sitting around in the house and suddenly notice a tiny, skinny little person walking by.Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-74155877546183262192009-01-02T19:31:00.005-06:002009-01-02T19:56:18.997-06:00Happy 3rd Birthday Jordan!The birthday celebrating didn't end when we left Disney World (which by the way - left a balloon and a card signed by all of the major Disney characters in our hotel room the night before we left). We drove 10 hours to Knoxville to visit my bestest friend in the whole wide world who lives there. Shockingly - we hadn't see her in person in a VERY VERY long time. Even more shocking, she hadn't met Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-37057332134289762432008-12-29T16:17:00.002-06:002009-01-02T19:36:55.930-06:00Disney World ExcitementThe kids had a chance to go to Disney World for two days this year... We woke up and got out of the door in South Florida at 5am so we could check in early at the All Star Music Resort and head over to visit Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. My parents came along for the wild ride as well. Our first day was kindly sponsored by a number of ABC O&O reporters who work in Toledo, so we were able Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-25847567856782647262008-12-29T14:50:00.003-06:002009-01-02T22:57:51.369-06:00A very princess 3rd birthdayJordan had the ultimate princess experience for her birthday... Along with getting sweet and fun princess accessories (a crown and a wand) she also got to get her hair done at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in Cinderella's castle in the Magic Kingdom. It's as girly as it gets. Little girls come in and can pick the style of hair they want. It's super cute and silly. To add to the silly, my mom Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-10650927824289793972008-12-28T23:59:00.000-06:002009-01-02T15:58:01.281-06:00Christmas DayHow exciting can life get when Santa brings you the princess pajamas, pink camera and pink Crocs you asked for? Well... For Jordan it also meant a chance to go to Disney World for two days! The thrill of Santa was alive and well in my parents' house on Christmas morning. To make the day more beautiful, it was sunny and gorgeous out. So after the kids played with their new toys and took in all of Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-15831686890436972482008-12-28T23:44:00.003-06:002009-01-02T02:05:34.038-06:00A Florida ChristmasWe returned to South Florida for the first time in two years... Two years. That seems so wrong. But when it takes many days to drive and flying is so expensive... I understand why we had to wait. But man, let me tell you. It was a perfect time to be there. The temperature was perfect. We had one rainy day out of seven. We got to swim and enjoy the beach. The kids got to ride bikes a bit. And to Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-55263168956842159272008-12-28T15:51:00.005-06:002009-01-02T22:50:55.359-06:00Disney FunI'm playing catch up with thousands of photos and pictures... I promise to tell many, many stories soon about Christmas and Jordan's third birthday. But first... A holiday greeting from us:Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-62319679456684723702008-12-22T20:28:00.005-06:002008-12-22T20:35:12.720-06:00Holiday previewWe made it to Florida! We also had a chance to celebrate an early Christmas with Jordan and Cameron's Poppy and Grandma (aka my in-laws)! They had a ball opening gifts. We also got to drive long distances with the kids in the van -- for the first time we had them sitting in different rows with two separate DVD players.It changed EVERYTHING. Our drive was relatively peaceful... happy and enjoyableJen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-2126423363255853432008-12-20T02:03:00.001-06:002008-12-20T02:06:57.428-06:00She's really figuring things outI caught Jordan working with her occupational therapist today before we ran off to attend the December graduation ceremony. It's incredible to see how she's able to encourage Jordan to use her prosthetic. The hard part - Jordan won't do a thing with it unless you remind her that it's there to help. We'll get there.The hard part - we had a snow storm that delayed Jordan's IEP meeting. That's the Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-34295064350891370452008-12-18T21:55:00.008-06:002008-12-19T14:53:28.058-06:00"Santa? Please we go to Disney World?"There's a wonderful website that let Jordan and Cameron record a message for Santa -- and then their message is emailed to me!
Here's what Jordan had to say:
Crazy adorable.Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-44442697393908752272008-12-15T01:25:00.006-06:002008-12-15T10:22:11.987-06:00Stage Mommy PrideYeah... We had another big dance performance for Jordan. It isn't the Nutcracker (since we're at a new school now) but it was a great experience anyway. Jordan performed with a local dance studio with the youngest class they offer. She and a bunch of other two-year-olds did a great job. I was really worried about the performance for a couple of reasons: 1) She decided not to perform earlier in Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-78830923852964369392008-12-09T05:48:00.010-06:002008-12-09T06:43:44.870-06:00So much to catch up on.Here is a picture of Jordan right before she walked into her new school yesterday. She was so excited. I had a new backpack to give her. She spent all morning wearing it and saying: "I'm ready to go to school!" Her first day in the classroom went pretty well. She played with all kinds of new friends and was so happy to tell me a few things about her day. From what she had to say, she was happy Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-62164087033809052472008-12-03T23:54:00.000-06:002008-12-04T02:03:12.962-06:00Preparing for a new schoolJordan and I had her first transition time at her new school today... and for some reason, I wasn't prepared to help teach the class about Jordan's difference. I bought books a year ago. I've saved dozens of accounts from other parents what they did when they brought their child to a new school. But for some reason I didn't think I'd have to work on this presentation to little kids until Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-78640771855457958102008-11-30T23:44:00.001-06:002008-12-01T06:49:07.928-06:00Santa!!I took Jordan and Cameron to see Santa - I go early because I put together a family calendar every year and this is the last needed photo for the project. Anyway... This is the first time Jordan hasn't cried with the jolly guy. She seemed a little skeptical about her safety at first... but warmed up to him. The funniest moment: When Cameron reminded Jordan not to cry. This has actually been kind Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-73564253657455792492008-11-29T16:38:00.004-06:002008-11-29T16:57:15.588-06:0035 Months Old!Can you believe Jordan is only a month away from turning 3? It's mind boggling. In the last month she has turned even more into a strong, opinionated and highly verbal little girl. She is super proud of her new prosthetic. She didn't wear it much this week after we discovered a skin breakout that is healing very well (we'll start using cotton balls at the bottom of the gel sleeve). She had to Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-1383983222217397482008-11-28T18:47:00.005-06:002008-12-01T06:49:47.573-06:00Family time!Jordan is enjoying family time for Thanksgiving... Another year for us all to be very thankful. For one thing, we are lucky to be loved by a wonderful family. We may not all live that close to each other, but we've found so many ways to stay in touch. The kids' blogs are a great way for everyone to know we're doing okay. But each and every family member goes out of their way to find ways for us Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-41055860764368701012008-11-26T14:30:00.005-06:002008-11-26T15:55:20.851-06:00Special Exposure WednesdayI've been out of town for a number of Wednesdays... So I figured I could add an additional picture of Jordan working with her new arm. She has three different hands. This is the one she really needs to work on with her occupational therapist. It was awesome to watch them work together this week and see how Jordan can really catch on how to make it work... She just needs encouragement to use it. Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-45878162745667513832008-11-24T22:13:00.004-06:002008-11-24T22:32:58.076-06:005 Minutes for Special NeedsI almost forgot... I was traveling yesterday and didn't get to post this. Jordan's blog was featured on the 5 Minutes for Special Needs website yesterday. One of the writers interviewed me. You can see it here.But since she couldn't post the full interview, here it is:Tell me a little about yourself and your family.I'm 34 and the mom of two kids: a six and a half year old son named Cameron and a Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-5524162683607436702008-11-24T21:19:00.003-06:002008-11-24T22:09:20.381-06:00Home again... Lots to doI got back from China and went straight to work with Jordan! I met up with her occupational therapist to finally show her how Jordan's new prosthetic works. It was incredible to watch how Jordan took to naturally using the "hand" after we convinced her to work on it. (She was a little stubborn since I was there)It was cool to see what Jordan can and cannot do... Right after wroking with toys, Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-6959594950428451432008-11-19T07:18:00.002-06:002008-11-19T07:27:58.488-06:00While I was in China...The first night I slept in Shanghai I left my phone on... Silly me since there's a 14 hour difference. I happened to notice my phone buzzing and decided to answer it. The person on the phone was from a preschool where Jordan was on the waiting list. Apparently there's a chance for her to attend, but we needed to decide within 24 hours.But I was in China!! So I needed to contact Randy, chat with Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-77001435110692292592008-11-17T20:36:00.004-06:002008-11-17T21:03:07.652-06:00I'm here... They're thereI'm in China and feeling like I've gotten my body adjusted to the 14 hour time difference in Shanghai. All it took was not sleeping for one night and sleeping a lot on my 14 hour flight from Chicago to Shanghai. Nutty stuff.I'm happy to report I'm here and we were able to figure out how to get Skype's video chat function to work... So I got to see the kids before they went to bed. That was so Jen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12671417.post-60773182180121561982008-11-15T22:10:00.005-06:002008-11-16T01:14:28.236-06:00Before I run off....I'm in a hotel just hours away from when I need to hop on a plane towards Shanghai for work. It's very exciting. I doubt I'll be able to get access to this blog from blogger.com since China blocks many popular American web tools. But I might try to email updates. We'll see what happens.I haven't updated one last big event for Jordan this past week. I took her to the occupational therapy clinic onJen Lee Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856414916998968805noreply@blogger.com0