we celebrate the little things now....and those who are in the down syndrome family celebrate with us! my friend and i were rejoicing this afternoon over her son sitting up and wyatt commando crawling, as well as the great news that wyatt's ear canals have grown and the doctor can now easily see his eardrums! wyatt's therapists (dear friends to me!) celebrated with us today all that he has accomplished while we were on vacation; turning pages of a book, imitating the book and us, the list goes on! there are so many opportunities to rejoice, opportunities that we so often overlooked before.....
but why is it that although we have so much to celebrate, there are still moments of sadness....when we wish life wasn't so difficult for our little ones? when we see older children and adults with ds, and we hope that our children are different from them; higher functioning, speak more clearly, are more independent, the list goes on....
i know that wyatt is God's gift to us, and i am so thankful for him. his adorable smile just melts my heart, and so many others'. his therapists say that he makes their day. most anywhere we go people are drawn to him....he is precious, and has such a sweet spirit...we are so very blessed.....
Wow, I can so relate to this post! I feel the same thing when I see adults with ds..I think that's the hardest part or me, because I want so much for Lily to be maybe "mostly normal"..if that makes sense? But maybe it's like having a baby with ds- I never knew how wonderful it could be, until I got here.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I enjoy reading your blog- do you post pictures? I'd love to see your Wyatt:)
Oh dear, I hope you know that was just my funny family blog you visited:) I have a sweeter one just for Lily! It's babynumber10.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHope you can visit!