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10 Fun Activities for Kids in a Cast

January 22, 2018 By Lindsay Houser 8 Comments

Keeping a kid with a broken bone busy and calm is a CHALLENGE! Try these ten smart activities for kids in a cast--they will stay busy and happy while not hurting their cast or broken bone! GENIUS!

Well moms, it happened.  My son broke his elbow falling off his bike, and I was introduced to the world of having a kiddo in a cast. While I’m grateful it wasn’t a worse break (remember when Meredith’s son broke his femur bone and landed in a hip spica cast?!), not knowing how to handle a […]

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Filed Under: Health, Hip Spica Cast, Leaving the House, Toddler Playtime, Young Kids

How My Son Won the Turkey Trot

December 8, 2016 By Meredith 14 Comments

My son won the Turkey Trot at his school, but not in the way you might think of kids typically winning a race. School races for kids are a tricky busy, but use this winning approach, and I promise you'll have a healthy runner on your hands, not mention one with a whole lot of heart and soul!

I’d like to blame my sluggishness in writing this post on being so swamped with holiday work, but that’s only part of the truth. I dragged my feet in sharing this story because it’s one that packs a serious gut punch to my mom-heart. It’s a true story, a sweet story, a simple story. It’s a […]

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Filed Under: Faith, Health, Hip Spica Cast, School, Young Kids

World-Class Pediatric Care Close to Home

May 23, 2016 By Meredith 6 Comments

Knowing your kids are getting the medical care they need? Priceless! Truly, as parents, there is no greater gift. And thanks to CHOP at Virtua, we can rest assured knowing that our children are in locally safe hands--with top-notch quality! Check this testimonial--you'll be wowed!

****Disclaimer: Today’s post is sponsored by CHOP at Virtua, but my love for their pediatric care is all my own!**** My children are six and four, which may not seem to be very aged as children go. Yet, when you consider the number of heart-stopping moments and necessary hospital visits we’ve already met up with, […]

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Filed Under: Doctor Appointments, Health, Hip Spica Cast

Running with Melissa

August 11, 2014 By Meredith 24 Comments

My son is brilliant.  I love the way his mind works, jumping from one cool discovery to another. I love his strength, the way he’s risen through adversity and allowed it to make him stronger.  From the first summer of his life when his colic was so severe I questioned whether either of us would make it […]

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Filed Under: Health, Hip Spica Cast, Mommy's Favorites

No Fear

March 31, 2014 By Meredith 22 Comments

I wish I had my daughter’s spirit and energy.  In her two-year old wild perfection, she barrels and life and doesn’t stop.  If you’ve met Elyse in person, you know exactly what I mean.  My son has the most gorgeous heart I’ve witnessed on this earth, but he is a sensitive soul.  More like his […]

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Life Post-Hip Spica Cast: A Very Cool View of the World

July 20, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Why is this picture so cool?  (aside from the fact that it’s the pic of child looking at the world upside down, which is a pretty neat perspective if you think about it 😉 ).  Because my son is bent in half!  Might not seem like a big deal, but considering 9 months ago, this […]

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In-Home Physical Therapy

April 3, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Not the case…but I am a huge fan, Megyn Kelly! We LOVE Mimi.  After a really horrendous experience with my 2 yr. old son breaking his leg and subsequently being unable to walk, we managed to find our way to the Chester County Early Intervention Unit.  After a semi-complicated process, we were led to our […]

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Move Aside, Tiny Tim

January 2, 2012 By Meredith Leave a Comment

No we didn’t have a Dickens-style Christmas miracle, but we did ring in 2012 with something pretty cool–my son took his first independent steps today, 65 days after his femur break.  Sure, it was definitely an elderly man-esque shuffle and no one yelled out, “God bless us everyone!”, but it was definitely a very cool […]

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A Year of Note

December 19, 2011 By Meredith Leave a Comment

So you know how inevitatably you get That Christmas Letter every year that leaves you thinking, “I really don’t care if your daughter is acing out her 6 yr. old Gymboree class and now knows how to shake a morraca with the best of them?”  It also cracks me up when couples write about all […]

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Filed Under: Christmas, Hip Spica Cast, Mom Dying

Cast-offing!!!

December 9, 2011 By Meredith Leave a Comment

No, not a typo where I meant to say “casting off”.  Today is the day after six very long and very short weeks (isn’t it funny how time can take on very different dimensions simultaneously?), the hip spica cast is coming off!  Woo-hoo!  Kind of scared as to what we will find in there–I’m willing to […]

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Filed Under: Doctor Appointments, Hip Spica Cast

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