[blparent] Introducing myself, books and bus

[Shelby Young]

Hey ic got to leave my house so don't call back please, also that's not my personal line so don't call it. We can talk later.

On Oct 2, 2012, at 3:11 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Shelby,
> 
> Welcome. I love how you spell Jaxsen. I love when names are spelled
> differently. My name is Bridgit, with an I T at the end, which I have
> yet to find others who spell it that way in this country.
> 
> My husband, Ross, and I have a brand new baby boy who's five weeks old
> and a three-year-old. We live in Omaha, Nebraska. Ross works outside the
> home full-time, and I'm a writer who tries to find work from home at
> this point, grin. I love to cook and bake and am looking forward to the
> holiday season so I can make all my goodies!
> 
> As for the doctors, if there's something important you will need to know
> like prescriptions, I would definitely have that written down. If you
> write Braille, you can do it yourself at the appointment, or the doctor
> can email that info to you. Weight may not be important unless you want
> to know that, but certainly prescriptions and doses will be extremely
> important for you to know.
> 
> My husband and I (he's blind too) are learning to use a feeding pump for
> our little boy. They have scanned the training manual so we can access
> it electronically, and we will write down the daily directions so we can
> make sure to follow each step correctly. We may also use dymo tape to
> make Braille labels we can stick onto the screen so we know where
> buttons are and what heir function is.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
> 
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:31:59 -0500
> From: Shelby Young <blindatbirth at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: [blparent] Introducing myself, books and bus.
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> Hello everyone,
> 
> I'm new on here, so I thought I'd introduce myself.  My name is Shelby
> Young, from Kansas.  I'm a single mom to a two month old named Jaxcen.
> I spelled his name different its: J A X C E N.  
> 
> In responce to my question about books, I called the Kansas State
> Library for the Blind and asked about braille books.  They contacted the
> Utah State Library for the Blind and got me signed up to get books from
> them.  You can either call and order books or get online and do it.  The
> lady asked what books I wanted--My mind went blank and I just said
> childrens books.  If any of you have good book titles, let me know
> please.  
> 
> The bus system just started here.  I can take the stroller, but have to
> fold it up.  My son has to be bucklkled in the seat next to me in his
> carseat.  These are smaller buses then what, say Denver has, but its a
> start.  When I was going to the Colorado Center for the Blind, I saw
> people on the bus with strollers and the children were still in them.
> The driver just folded up the seat so they weren't in the ile.  
> 
> When taking children to the doctors, do you have the doctor write down
> everything they've done, such as what shots were given, how much the
> child waid, how tall the child is, if any perscripssions were given and
> how much, ECT?  I'm asking because I'd like siggestions of how to do
> things.  Sorry if this doesn't make sense.  
> 
> Shelby
> 
> 
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