So, needless to say, we were super excited to see October 15th coming up on the calendar. For weeks before the date, I started digging for information. There really was none tobe had. My last call for information was made on Friday, 10/13/12, when there was still no information. I was told to talk to [...]

So much has happened in the past two months!! We’ve been so busy that I’ve neglected the blog. I guess that I can just say that I’ve been on sabbatical. In any case, here’s an update of what we’ve been up to… On March 29th, after several trips to Lansing and sitting through many hearings [...]

You might remember last year in April, which is autism awareness month, some local business supported Noah and autism awareness by selling blue puzzle pieces for $1.    Here’s how you can help: 1. Go to one of our community partners and tell them you would like to buy a puzzle piece. 2. Write your name on it and [...]

Music has always been a big part of my life. I was in band all through school, went to college originally as a music major and worked as a church choir director for five years. So you can imagine that I was beyond excited to take Noah to his first real, live concert tonight. We [...]

I can’t believe that my little boy turned five. I’ve begged him, pleaded with him, but he did it anmyway. My baby is no longer a baby, no longer a toddler, but a kid! Noah had a good birthday weekend. We decided to forego the traditional birthday party in favor of doing a whole weekend [...]

The giggling is incessant. For Noah, it blocks everything else out. He can’t hear us. It’s not a giggle of joy or amusement, at least not at anything that is tangible to us. It’s a manicy type of laugh that comes on for no apparent reason and lasts for about thirty minutes. Soon the behaviors [...]

About a week after the new year rang in it occurred to me.  My little boy is supposed to start kindergarten in the fall.  Somehow this had stayed off of my radar for the past few months.  I suppose this is a good thing, since even the mere thought of finding an appropriate environment to [...]

Dear Family and Friends,   2011 has been a joyous year for the Nieman family!   Noah is growing up so fast!  We can’t believe that he is going to be five next month!  Thanks to the autism therapy that he has been receiving, he is making progress by leaps and bounds.  It’s incredible that [...]

A few months ago I had an elaborate plan for Noah’s first moviegoing experience.  At Easter time, I found the newest kids movie and looked up a sensory friendly viewing.  I found one a few towns away.  I sent my husband to the Build-A-Bear Workshop to create the main character, which I had seen in [...]

Dear Friends and Family, We hope that you enjoy Noah singing two of his favorite Christmas carols and wishing you a Merry Christmas in his own words! Love, Larry, Erin and Noah <iframe width=”420″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/-Tzg4rhNG8s” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>