Little Gabby

Gabby is 2 1/2 and was born with Downs Syndrome. She just learned to walk 2 weeks ago, and this was a praise God for all her Therapy she does Weekly. She has 2 Occupational therapies a week and 1 physical therapy a week. She communicates mostly with sign language but works with her speech therapist weekly to learn more words. She can be like most children stubborn and the terrible twos, but due to her developmental delay she works every other week with a Developmental specialist to help bring her learning to a higher level. She is a sweet little girl who loves to smile and always keeps a good disposition. She had heart surgery at 4 months and still sees many doctors like Physical Medicine rehab, Dental, Opthamoligist, EENT, because children with Downs have delays in many of their systems. Regardless, she is a loving child of God who wants to play and blow kisses. We are blessed to have her in our life. The Downs Syndrome Guild ( DSG )of Dallas has been instrumental in helping her family cope with a child with special needs and providing classes and activities for children with Downs.

The DSG is having their annual Buddy Walk™ in Dallas on Sunday, November 8, 2009. The DSG is an organization that is committed to being the leader in enhancing the quality of life, and realizing the potential of all people with Down syndrome. The Buddy Walk™ is designed to promote awareness and inclusion for people with Down Syndrome, as well as to raise money to support local and national education, research and advocacy initiatives. Needless to say, it promotes a cause that is close to the family's heart.

If you would like to give, please do so here: Donate Here! - Detailed instructions below...

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My First Poop Story

So, my little one is now at an age where she says, "poo poo?" after she poo's in her diaper. So, I figure it might be time to try and potty train her. So, the other day after her breakfast I could tell she needed to poo. Thinking it would be a perfect time to put her on the toilet, I removed her pants and diaper and sat her on the potty, and I squatted next to her. She smiled and showed interest in the toilet paper and swung her legs and all. But, she would not poop. I tried to immitate the pushing sound you make when you're constipated, thinking it would help her understand what I'm trying to get her to do. But, alas...all that happened is she also mimicked the sound and smiled. Within a few minutes, she was ready to come down. BUT I KNEW SHE HAD TO POOP. WHY WOULDN'T SHE POOP??? She was so restless, so I took her down and put her on the floor. I looked at her for a second...she was wearing no diaper.

Should I run and go get her wipes? It's all the way on the opposite end of the house...ya, I'll just hurry.

So, I quickly went to grab the wipes and on my way back, I saw her standing several feet away from the bathroom in front of our bedroom door in a half standing/half crouching poop position!!

OH NO!!! Would she poop right there? Would the floor get soiled?

I quickly grabbed her and ran to the bathroom, thinking all the while whether or not the quick swooping motion had caught her off guard and maybe that would prevent her from actually pooing. Or would it have any affect at all? Would she just spill her poo as I'm running across the den? AAHHH!!

I finally reached the bathroom entrance, scooted in to place her firmly on the toilet and just as her bum reached the potty seat...PLOP. Thank God! The poo made it into the toilet! OH. EM. GEE!

What a morning!

Just trying to watch a video...

Why is it so difficult for me to watch a simple DVD at my house? At a normal person's house, all you have to do is stick it into the DVD player and push play, but at our house, I live with Inspector Gadget himself, so watching a DVD is not a simple operation. Hubby was out last nite, and I wanted to let my baby watch her "Sign language DVD"...I tried following all the steps hubby had taught me...turn on the playstation, then use the playstation joystick to access the playstation, then switch to the TV remote and choose "Component 1" from the "Video Source"...or was I supposed to choose "HDMI4"? Then, switch back to the Playstation joystick ... What the hell? What does that mean anyways? Why do I have to go through 15 steps before I can watch a DVD? It just doesn't make sense. But, I don't think BJ understood my frustration when I called him yelling while he was in the middle of a business meeting. Oops.