I am thankful for so many things this year.
First, I am thankful for this Thanksgiving especially, because for the first time in a few years I am spending Thanksgiving with my family and we are all healthy!
Next, I am so thankful for my children who are both healthy and happy and simply wonderful!
I am also very thankful for my wonderful husband who, while being the very best husband a woman could ever ask for, he is the most wonderful and caring father my children or any child could ever have.
I am so thankful for my parents, they are just the best parents with their love, support, generosity and my children benefit from them every day.
I am thankful for my brother who, even though he lives far away, is still my very best friend and major supporter.
Finally, I am thankful for all the people in our lives: In-laws, extended family, close friends. Without all of you we would not be here.
In my heart of hearts I truly believe that it is the people you surround yourself with who get you through the day.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Wheelchair Bound
Daniel is thoroughly enjoying school. He loves going on the bus and from the daily reports we get, it appears he is almost always smiling and having a great time at school. Really nothing more that a parent could ask for.
As for Daniel's mobility, well that is moving along (no pun intended). He still scoots around the house (very fast I may add) and he can stand with assistance. Yesterday in his daily report, we found a note asking us to set up a time to meet with the wheelchair vendor. This has struck a chord with me. It is not that we all don't believe that someday Daniel will walk, because we do. It is more that he is not walking now and the bigger he gets (and he is a big boy) the harder it is to move him and truthfully no stroller is big enough for him.
I realize all of this and if it were anyone else's child I would encourage those parents to make themselves and their child more comfortable. But it is not anyone else, it is us and it is Daniel. Jason--ever the positive one in this relationship reminded me that it is not a life sentence and that one day Daniel will walk. My biggest fear is that Daniel will think we are giving up on him. We are so not! The last thing we would ever do is give up on our boy. Our boy who will one day very soon be walking around and tearing the place up.
As for Daniel's mobility, well that is moving along (no pun intended). He still scoots around the house (very fast I may add) and he can stand with assistance. Yesterday in his daily report, we found a note asking us to set up a time to meet with the wheelchair vendor. This has struck a chord with me. It is not that we all don't believe that someday Daniel will walk, because we do. It is more that he is not walking now and the bigger he gets (and he is a big boy) the harder it is to move him and truthfully no stroller is big enough for him.
I realize all of this and if it were anyone else's child I would encourage those parents to make themselves and their child more comfortable. But it is not anyone else, it is us and it is Daniel. Jason--ever the positive one in this relationship reminded me that it is not a life sentence and that one day Daniel will walk. My biggest fear is that Daniel will think we are giving up on him. We are so not! The last thing we would ever do is give up on our boy. Our boy who will one day very soon be walking around and tearing the place up.
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