We are creeping up on the start of the school year and looking back at the picture I took before 3k? Kaelyn looks so grown up! She's grown by leaps and bounds, despite still being behind her peers, but that doesn't make any of her achievements any less precious or monumental. She jumps, she is no longer terrified of playground slides (although the tunnel slides still bother her at first, she still gives them a good go!), her speech is improving, her pretend play is improved a hundred fold. She now names dollies and stuffed animals. Aria's cabbage patch dolly is named "Mary" and since daddy tried to name HERS "Gertrude" she now just calls her "Trude" yeah. great huh? :D And today she named her stuffed puppy from her "bonus grandma" Wendy, "Rudy". I'm sure its because of her new found love of Doc McStuffins.(and Sherrif Callie, although she calls her "sherrrf Callie" its still stinkin adorable).
Aria on the other hand. What a little pistol! Unlike her sister, she has NO FEAR. And her speech is also growing and improving. I think her and Kaelyn are helping eachother with their vocabulary and expressive speech. She's starting to want to dance to music, learning to clean up after herself and is more affectionate every day! Just seeing how these 2 are is amazing! It's very touching to see that they are so connected and bonded to each other. When one is sad the other rushes to hug her close and give a smooch. It really warms my heart. Lately she has been crawling out of her toddler bed at naptime to fall back asleep in sissy "kaynin's" bed. Seems like we just put her in that bed and already she is trying to rush this whole "growing up" business and get her own twin bed? I call shenanigans. This momma simply isn't ready!!
In one week my dear friend will marry the love of her life and we are SO EXCITED!! "Auntie Ronda" and "Uncle Bob" are getting married at a local vineyard and it is going to be beautiful. I only have ONE flower girl for this wedding so hopefully it will be a little easier than trying to wrangle both girls and keep them happy and clean. After that, my awesome in-laws are coming up for a visit and our annual trip to the Zoo! I can't wait! We've been counting down the sleeps they have until gramma and grampa get here and I think the girls are impatient because they "call" them and think that every car down the street is their papa and gramma. It's adorable!
I've been so blessed. Between 2 amazing little girls who are growing so much, an amazing husband who is a great father and partner in this journey. And then there are the other momma's I have met who also have children with Partial Trisomy 21. Our little facebook group, along with the Unique group are a great resource for a momma like me. We all have children with rare chromosome disorder diagnosis' and even if the duplication/deletion isn't the same, a lot of the help and advice is still great and so very helpful! If you found my blog helpful, inspirational, or interesting, I am so glad you are here. That's all I really wanted to do with this blog. Oh, and share what an amazing family I have. I am TRULY blessed.
I'll leave off with a picture of Kaelyn and her "Doc Stuffins Braids". I love this looks and it keeps her unruly, fuzzy hair out of her face. :D
