Guest guest Posted October 5, 2006 Report Posted October 5, 2006 Hi everyone.. welcome all the newbie... I am ... mom to 3.. 13yr,Dayton 8yr and 4yr and all have Down Syndrome. and Dayton are biological and adopted! Life is Choas as always. is a offically a teenager. She is sweet and yet stubborn. Got a mouth on her and talks 90 to nothing. She loving school and doing well. She telling time and doing math... still contiue to work on reading comperhension. She reads anything and everything get some and not some. She lookin more like a young ladies these days! She started horse back riding and loves it! Dayton is good, had dental surgery yesterday(4 teeth pulled make room for new teeth) Still no cavities. YIPPEE! Recovery was hell though! Least we are home now and it behind us. We dealt with school in first 2 weeks.. and pulled him out and put him another school .. I am thrilled we have.. His current teacher has 27yrs experiance with autism and other special needs. He is walking from point A to B without melt downs and starting to read and saying phonic of letters. His favorite thing to do is talk to Deanna(yes the one here lol) and say HOW R U... I GOOD... Over course few months think he improved some. He gotten to be a big boy. He hit a growth spurt, he 68lbs and 48in. We need more height.. mabey in time. Health wise.. he has dealt with alot of sinus due to 2nd hand smoke in public. So we been REALLY careful where we go and who over our house. (HIS)Dad quit smoking over a yr ago... YEAAAA He still has a lymp node swollen under his left arm pit.. been on 3 rounds RX and still there. So will be back to the drs in the next week. ... my peanut... still 25lbs.. and 33inches.. and adorable as ever! He is bear walking everyway and very fast! He loves to 'pratice' walking in his gait trainer. He going to school 2 days a week.. so far LOVES IT.. and has stay healthy. Time will tell over the next few months. He babbling alot.. favorite words are wow and whooo.. still stuck on w sounds.. and last week added.. a quick M.. for mama.. it was said once and no more.. still waiting again.. Rusty(DH) and I having been learning everyday how short life is. He lost his mother last week from a stroke. She was dignosed short a few days a month with AML(Cancer). IT all been surreal to us all. His siblings are fighting over the little money she had. We have no desire to have any if it means fight for it. We are rewarded enough daily!!!!!! So for a short update.. I tried! , mom to 13yr,DS/ADHD, Dayton 8yr, DS/Autism/ADHD/OCD?, 4yr DS and cute!!! Quote
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