A year of progress: A look back to 2011

It has been a couple of months since my last blog; believe or not it is hard to do so. It requires commitment and dedication. I think I would add my blog to my new years resolution list, which I will not publish as it has some personal goals as well. Other than that, this is Alyssa's progress blog. 2011 has been good to her. She was discharged from the cardiologist and gastroenterologist as her heart condition and reflux resolved on it's own. Therapy had been a blessing, as she started to crawl by 10 months among other things. Her therapists, our extended family, Gloria, Dr. Dee, Dr. Shay, Maritza, Pam, Robin have been a blessing in her life. Therapy is part of our lives and will be forever just like toys are.

Alyssa has blossom from a baby to a toddler. Her face has changed, her hair had grown. She plays now. I have a blast looking at her play on her playpen. She shakes rattles, crash blocks against each other, throws things away. You must say all kids do that, but I really enjoy this stage. For some silly reason, I thought she wouldn't do that. Everyone asks me how is she doing, to me she is doing great! Cruising around the crib and playpen, walking with help holding to our hands, verbalizing and mumbling while playing, responds to her name, understands no, shakes her head when he doesn't want something, she says momma, papa, dada, yaya, she has 4 teeth, eats and drinks from a straw, blows raspberries, dances to music, sings songs on her own, waves bye bye. She is doing Amazing!!!!!

What I learned this year: she WILL do things, she WILL learn, she WILL be a girl! She will always be my little girl!!!







Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Christopher

Image
Today I read an article someone posted in Baby Center, it was about a teen girl and her love for her sister with down syndrome. To see a teenager so compassionate love her sister is amazing. It made me think about my son, Christopher. Chris is a 10 year old boy who likes to play his video games. He is good in school, loves to read, and loves to play with his friends, but more than anything, he is the best brother Alyssa can have. When Alyssa came into the world, we did not know she had down syndrome until it was diagnosed at her birth. As I was a wreck, I did not give Chris the news until Alyssa was home with us, 12 days after her birth. I remember explaining to Chris that Alyssa was born with Down Syndrome, he asked me what did it mean. He looked so worried, as he was when the baby was in NICU and we would go visit her. I told him she is OK, but Aly would be a little different than any other kids. I told him she would learn everything but at her own pace, and I said you might have to
Read more

First Valentines Day

Image
As I woke up this morning, I noticed it will be Alyssa's first Valentine's day. I also noticed how much my love for her has grown. I remember when Chris was born I fell immediately in love with him, in a different way, a motherly love way. When Alyssa was born, I wish I could say it was the same. My heart was aching and  full of fears from the moment of her diagnosis, but as time has gone by, my heart is full of hope and love. Today as I hold her in my arms and embrace her, I thank God for giving her to me and making me realize of his greatness. Happy Valentine's Alyssa..Mommy will always  love you!
Read more

Gracias Mami

Image
Tengo mucho tiempo deseando poner las palabras precisas para decir lo que mi mama ha sido ( y gracias a Dios, continua siendo en mi vida), pero que pasa, que realmente no encuentro "esa palabra". Ella ha sido mi poder, mi suporte, mi fuerza, mi inspiracion, mi ejemplo...la lista seria interminable, y realmente no creo q tengo tanto espacio para ponerlo por escrito. Sin embargo, lo unico que puedo decir es "GRACIAS MAMI", siempre has estado ahi por nosotros, y ahora es cuando me doy cuenta que eres lo mas preciado de mi vida despues de Dios, gracias por querernos y ayudarnos, por estar siempre preocupandote, gracias por el tiempo que compartes con nosotros. Gracias por tu fortaleza y amor que nos das a Chris, Alyssa y hasta Yoshi va en la lista junto con Freddy y yo. Solo queria decirte que te amamos y te queremos muchisimo. It has been a while since I wanted to blog about my mom and I have been searching for that particular word that summarizes my feelings to her, b
Read more