She gets mad too!

(Photo: Melissa Danielson )

This little lady has her moments. No, she's not always happy, she's not always sad or mad either. She's a regular 3 year old. In fact today at school, they told me she's a bit "naughty" like all the other kids in the classroom they said. 

I have to say I was shocked and it did bring me to tears. I'm not perfect in any way, I'm just a mom who wants her children to be loved and to be accepted. I was brought to tears because I want for Jordan Grace to be herself. However, she learns by watching, she imitates anything, ANYTHING, anyone does, good or bad, she does it! 

It's a blessing in some ways that she's great at imitating, but it's a curse when she imitates and gets caught doing things wrong. You see, she won't tell on anyone, but others tell on her. She fights her own fights and I need to let her do it. 

But today, I was emotional and mad, and needed to get my point across. Today, I observed a little girl take all of my daughter's materials away, I saw this little girl take advantage of my little girl and this mama bear was not a happy camper! My blood boiled. However, i said to the little girl as kindly as I could "you need to share." And then I told on her! Yes, I did!!! 

I called the teacher right over and I explained what I saw. I know I can't always be there to stand up for her, or to teach her what others are doing is wrong, but I also can't help my heart breaking when I see others disregard my precious one. 

I have the most faith in her! I know she will fight for what she wants, today, she chose to give the little girl all her materials and show kindness, another day she might have grabbed on to the cotton ball for dear life. This is my girl! This is the girl I'm proud of, the kind one, the fighter, the loving one, the sweet one, the determined one, the joyous one, the moody one, the one who brings us daily sunshine! I'm proud of all of her! 🌸

LIFE is Better With You

Lately I have been receiving a lot of private messages of beautiful mamas looking for advice and guidance. I am an not a professional, however I call myself a professional mama. Why? Because when I was pregnant a so called professional told me all the negative things about having a child with Down syndrome as if he had experienced it first hand. I just assumed he was right, that he knew what he was talking about. But, now I know, he had NO CLUE! 

He was wrong about pretty much everything, because my daughter CAN and DOES. The only thing I have no proof as of yet is: in his words "she will end up in an institution," I pray he's wrong about that, he tried to scare me and put that horrible fear in me. His main goal was termination of pregnancy. My main goal was a precious little baby to complete our family. 

However I could list all the things Jordan Grace could do, but it would take a million posts. What I can say for sure is that she has grown up like her big sister, I haven't done anything different except the given therapies. 

She is my teacher, and as her mother, I look for teachable moments and encourage her when she wants to do ANYTHING. That's right, I do not limit her, ever. I stand by her and help her. Life is better than I imagined. 

The only way someone can truly know what I mean is if they walk in our shoes, and becomes a professional mother of a child with special needs. We do get paid, with tons of joy, endless hugs and so much pure love. It truly is a secret society and I'm proud to be a part of it. Blessed beyond belief. 

This picture was taken seconds after she was born! We looked into each other's souls! We were instantly more in love than before! I'm truly blessed! 🌸