Be Afraid….Very Afraid

Summer is doing what Summer does…heating things up and I am loving it! Tatiana is as busy as ever getting into all kinds of trouble. I have a question for the Ds families out there, what were your expectations for your child when you first were told the news of their diagnosis? I ask because Tatiana constantly amazes me with her skills and knowledge, I really didn’t expect all this from her but I am ever so glad she does rise beyond what I thought her life would be like. To make it plain, she is the busiest, most mischievous little girl I have ever seen. I cannot turn my back on her for even a minute or else I am in trouble. She runs (she ran smack into a table yesterday which resulted in a goose egg on her forehead), she jumps (chairs and couches are her specialty) and climbs EVERYTHING! She counts to five, she is a signing beast (only when she wants to though) and has mastered walking down the stairs alone (can’t you feel the fear in my words?). In other words, she is just a typical two and a half year old girl who is adored by her parents and everyone she comes into contact with.

Oops, I almost forgot, my baby is going to Pre K in September! She had her preschool evaluation last week and she did so well, I was so proud of her! She will be in an inclusive class with a typical teacher and a special needs teacher and will receive services as needed outside the classroom. I loved watching her interact with the children in her prospective class, she was so eager to play with them (they also were having snack time….) She is so tiny, I can’t see her going to school but time stands still for no man, so to school she shall go.

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