Music to my ears!

 Evey likes to sing!

I had all 4 kids tonight while Joshua worked the basketball game. I wanted to keep it chill so Laney helped me make tater tots and we had hot dogs and tots for dinner. Many times after dinner I keep Evey in her chair so that she doesn't spit up. While she is in her chair we entertain her with songs. Apparently she has picked up Head, Shoulders, Knees and toes because she started singing it with us. 


Dancing has always been a favorite in our house and Evey loves it too! It was a great way to shake our sillies out before bed and reframe our minds so that we could go to sleep happy and not worried. Ty has been worried a lot about school. He has had rough days and I think he just needed mommy time tonight. There were lots of laughs and lots of movements to get his mind reset. Hopefully he will have a better day tomorrow. 

We have all of Evey's therapies set except OT- They are both in home, but we are waiting to see if her casemanger's favorite one is available. I am just glad that one of them will be at our house. It will take some running around off of my plate. 

The next big hurdle is still her CAP- C hearing. I reached out to the Down Syndrome Network of Greater Greensboro and lots of moms were able to guide me in the right direction. They sent me to an organization that has a ton of information on the process. IF only there was one person that I could go to to learn about all these processes and resources! Maybe that will be my next adventure- creating a one stop shop for new moms with babies who have special needs! No guessing or researching - they can just come to us and we will give them the blueprint of what needs to happen at each stage of life and we will guide them through it step by step. 

I am excited to see where this journey takes us! 

Be like a bee-hardworking, wise and delicate!




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