Each year we see a ladybird the day before Coraline’s birthday. The first time was the evening before she was born on my bedside lamp.
I thought we didn’t see one this year, but maybe we did.
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Coraline is five years old today. She doesn’t know it’s her birthday and she doesn’t know she’s got presents as she does not yet understand these concepts.
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The owners of our Airbnb in Chertsey have let us roam their garden on the river as well as the annexe we are in as they are away, which has made for an amazing day.
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Old hair, new hair! Thank you @nadiathesalon, she looks beautiful!
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My dad, younger brother Ed, Kevin and I have had a fabulous road trip through Normandy to Brittany for a week. It’s been picturesque at every turn.
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I have been approached to be a guest on a podcast in the next few months. It’s about educational toys. It was suggested I could come on and chat about how Coraline is developing fine/gross motor skills and how she can learn whilst having fun through play.
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Swim and sundowner at Sidmouth after preschool.
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This week’s blogging question, “What kind of pram do you use for Coraline?”
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This week’s blogging question, “Have you changed the way you do anything recently?”
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This week’s blogging question is, “Do you have a lot of paperwork for Coraline?”
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Blogging question: “We’ve had a spontaneous break from the weekly questions, what have you been up to?”
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I went on holiday to Greece for a week with my younger brother Ed whilst Coraline was at home with Kevin.
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Coraline’s annual check up at four years old after paediatric heart surgery at fifteen months old for her Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD).
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Here is the EHCP complaints process we followed. We moved boroughs with an EHCP issued, but therapies were not put in place for five months in the new borough.
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Expectations. Perspective. Attitude. I have learned through Coraline that living our life joyfully with her comes back to these three things.
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I have put together these tips for transferring an EHCP to a new Local Authority, based on our own experience of moving borough from Surrey to Devon
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Today I was invited to give a talk to about 16 practitioners from the Early Years and Complex Needs team from across Devon.
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Coraline's portrait formed part of the "Memories & Stories" exhibition at the Down's Syndrome Association HQ in Surrey, as part of their 50th Anniversary.
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Happy World Down Syndrome Day!
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Coraline Skincare won the Hair and Beauty Award at the Exeter Living Awards 2022 last night!
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