Archive for February, 2009

For the benefit of New Parent’s (NP) I am bringing this post back up.
What is Normal? has several purposes. One is to capture a written journal of our life with Knoah, the joys, challenges and information given to us.

For NP’s, having a child with dwarfism, at first it is overwhelming. It is scary and emotional [...]

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I can confidently say, that the last three days were…WoW!
Okay…
Sunday, Knoah and I drove up to Grand Rapids for his Orthopedics appointment.
The drive was actually pleasant! He slept a total of two of the three hours (I made really good time!).
In Howell, we stopped and meet Amy for lunch, which was nice! I got a [...]

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I have started to introduce the idea of toilet training to Knoah. This is week 2 of it and it’s not going so well.
Last month, I wasn’t even thinking about potty training him, because well, clean diaper/dirty diaper, he doesn’t care, or so I thought. It started when he would randomly come up to me [...]

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Eleanor Simmons, a 14 year old girl with Achondroplasia, has become the youngest person ever to be awarded the Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
Click here to watch the video of her presentation!
Ellie participated in the Beijing 2008 Paralympian games and won two gold medals in the S6 class. One for the [...]

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For those of you who are reality TV addicts, there is a new show on TLC called Little People: Just Married.

Has anyone seen it?
I saw it the night it aired. I think the premise is a good one! The show features Jen and Bill, who are Little People and they are newlyweds! The show will [...]

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I want you to tell us about the products you have found helpful in raising a child with dwarfism.
Are there a particular pair of shoes that you have found that fit those fat, little feet?
Is there a brand of clothing that is more suited for a child of short stature?
Have you found a new, [...]

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Hi everyone, I am just wanting to let you know, What is Normal? has a new home and web address!
The new address is http://knoahsarc.org
Knoah’s (ARC) Achondroplasia Resource Center
If you have linked What is Normal? on your blog, please make note of it and change the address.
The reason we are moving:
When I started blogging when Knoah [...]

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YEAH!! Welcome to What is Normal?!
While the address has changed, the drama and information has not!
Wait, I am trying to figure out if that’s a good thing… Yea, it is!!
I want to THANK John Drake of Toledo Retro PC for helping me accomplish this move! I went to school with John and [...]

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Welcome to our new home!!

Knoah’s ARC is still under construction, so make yourself comfortable and read through the archives!

Hi everyone, I am just wanting to let you know, What is Normal? has a new home and web address!
The new address is http://knoahsarc.org
If you have link What is Normal? on your blog, please make note of it [...]

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I cannot believe it is already Thursday…well it’s not yet, but for my calculations it is. The kid’s are in bed and I can breathe.
Together now….Ahhhhhhh….heeeeee
All right then!
Now that Knoah’s appointment has sunk in I have made the necessary appointments for him.
I had called the ENT before we were even off Michigan Avenue in Grand [...]

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