Tonight's picture was taken in September of 2002. Mattie was five months old and beginning to hold his neck up on his own and gain physical strength. I love the doctors and books that talk about the benefits of tummy time! Forget it! If you have a baby that doesn't like to be on his tummy, there is no amount of coaxing that will change this. I know I was frustrated at first, but then what I did was follow Mattie's cues. I have to say that following the child and NOT the advice was what ultimately worked and worked effectively! I am glad I learned this lesson early, because I truly believe this is what enabled Mattie and I to have a very strong connection and bond, a connection which was paramount during his cancer journey.
Quote of the day: The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. ~ Bertrand Russell
Don't ask me how this is possible, all I know is it is possible! I spent the entire day (when not running chores) glued to the computer! So what was I doing?! Great question. Peter has been preparing me for the fact that our Foundation's newsletter format HAS TO CHANGE! It has to change because it is too wordy and isn't keeping up to speed with other organization newsletters in terms of style, technology, and format. Naturally we have the content and I am thankful this isn't a problem.
As some of our readers may remember, Peter and I created a WHOLE NEW Mattie Miracle website last July (Mattie Miracle's website: www.mattiemiracle.com). That was a major undertaking frankly but it was sorely needed. Our old website was so hard to use, that we could never keep it current. When that happens, you might as well not have a website at all!!
However, our new website is more intuitive and windows based, so even I can easily use it! But Peter was correct, I would write a newsletter each month and do a great and thorough job there but wouldn't also migrate that information to the Foundation's website. In addition and MAYBE WORSE, the newsletter wasn't drawing people to visit our website. So I listened to Peter's feedback and though I don't like change or having to learn new technology, I realized it was in the best interest of the Foundation.
Therefore, our July newsletter will look very different. Or at least that is my hope. Clearly it will have our red, yellow, and orange color theme, but it will be very streamlined, not wordy, and hopefully easier to navigate. The goal is to encourage readers to navigate to our Foundation's website to learn more about the summarized issues reported in the newsletter. We shall see.
In any case, I spent the entire day just trying to figure out the technology and the formatting of things. The first time is ALWAYS the hardest and I have to believe it will get better! All of this will be worth it in my opinion if people land up going to our website to learn more about Mattie Miracle!
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