My wife and I received inspiration that we needed to adopt a girl with Down syndrome. Her name is Abigail Lili JOY Turpin. These are the chronicles of finding and having Joy!
We went to the park with cousins, Aunts, and Grandma. So much fun!
I ordered some special jeans for Joy with her Christmas money. The company, Downs Design, called me on the phone and sent me two different sizes so I could make sure and get the right fit. I cuffed them and they will hemmed them and will send them back. I am so impressed! What an amazing company!!
She is still on the mend. Wednesday she finally went back to school. She was sure wiped out afterwards though. I think she’s been to school a whole 2 1/2 days in January. Poor thing!
Since she was home, she got to do music therapy with Bella – which she loved. Her music therapy is on Mondays at school, so she had missed it. The girls have the same music therapist. Very fun for them.
OT brought over this cool snow ball maker – it’s great in our beans!
Shopping with a sleeping Brother and Mama didn’t bring the stroller. I had to get creative.
We went on a hike at a nearby park. Oh my goodness, Joy can be so stubborn! She would NOT walk. At all. I thought we’ll just keep going and she’ll finally move. No. Joy proved she is much more stubborn than I am. Couple that with the nightmares I have of her wandering off and getting lost, and she won that battle! I had to carry her the entire way. Next time I’m bringing her stroller! She was convinced there was a squirrel in that tree! She kept talking to it, telling it to come out. So cute! Afterwards we all had dipped ice cream cones!
We made freshly squeezed lemonade, but the reason this picture is so big is look at her face! She is priceless!
Joy was sick all week. I thought she was on the mend on Monday and sent her to school. They called to tell me they didn’t agree. She stayed home the rest of the week.
Love that she went and got a chuck to change her baby!
Speech – working on getting that tongue to move up. Bribing her with strawberries and lollipops.
At the park on Friday
Playing around with music
Playing around with light savers and being a monkey