A- Apple. Her first signed/spoken
word ( after Papa)
B- Book. G loves to read a story.
Bible. Just ordered one for the
visually impaired. Giant
print.18 point font
C- central sleep apnea- Diagnosed
with sleep study in August
Cookie monster-
Congenital cataracts- The reason
she is legally blind.
D- Dance. Any shoes she has on are
her dancing shoes!
E- Epilepsy. Lil G started having
seizures in June.
Diagnosed 3 days later.
F- Fresh Beat Band. Loves this show
Family. Lil G has a family.
G- Glasses. Come to find out, she is
legally blind with and without
them.
H- Hug. Lil G loves a good hug.
Heart. She was born with a heart
condition.
Happy.
I- Ice cream. Her favorite treat.
J- jump. Jump. Jump. She loves her trampoline!(yes, she says it 3x)
K- kick, kick kick. all things
swimming! (yes, she says it 3 X!)
L- Lion. Lil G loves the Lion in the
wizard of Oz.
M- Morning- she is a morning person.
Music- she loves music ( note: see
D is for dance)
Mom- a new word. Love it! (she
overheard a little girl in the
store yelling "Mooooooom"
N- Nemo, don't even get me started.
her favorite movie.
Nap- (see above: Central sleep
apnea.) G sleeps 12 hrs at
night AND a 2-3 hour nap.
She Asks for a nap
O- OPEN! What she yells when any
point of entry is closed that she
believes needs to be OPEN!
Olivia- one episode a day.
P- Purple, Lil G's favorite color.
Para sus ninos- "for His Children"
name of her first home
Q - Quilt, one of her favorite
treasures from Ecuador.
R- Rainbow, her favorite signing time
episode.
Her favorite garment-
rainbow scarf knit by big sister
S- strabismus- eye condition. she
now wears a patch 2 hours/ day.
Spaghetti, a favorite meal. Will
ask for it by name/sign.
Swim, loves "swimindapoo"
T- Teeth. Lil G has two teeth fused
together and is actually
missing two adult teeth.
U- Up! How she asks to be held.
V- Vision Impaired, I had no idea!
20/200 with her
glasses!
W- water, she loves the water. (see
above s:swim)
Whale, she actually speaks
whale. see N for Nemo.
X- marks the spot she has stolen in our heart!
Y- Yogurt- eaten twice a day with her medicine sprinkled in.
Z- make two zs in the air with your pointer and middle finger -
Now I know my A B Cs
Next time won't you sing with me?!
Love the sweet photos! This is such a wonderful post. Any shoes she has on are her dancing shoes... that is so great! Makes me smile at the thought! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blog! Thank you for your sweet comment on mine. It's nice to connect with a fellow special needs family in the adoption community! Lil G is beautiful and I love your joy in her :)
ReplyDeleteWe love Miss G, you know that right? She is just so incredible and such a blessing and sometimes, I cannot believe, your journey with her and TO her, to arrive at this day.
ReplyDeleteSome great posts from you already this month my friend. Looking forward to more. And me, just don't have it in me this year. Oh well, there is always next October.
Have a great weekend.
Heather, it gets harder and harder with each post. Trying to keep it real and original! Hugs.
DeleteWords cannot express the beauty that is seen in this post.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful and so is she! Thank you for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteThank you LeighAnn!
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