Our Little Laynie bug is becoming a big girl. Some days I look at her and I seriously just can't believe how far she has come and how big she is. She is such a sweet girl.
We are really starting to see the communication gap and it kills us. We really need to learn more sign language. It's so hard teaching yourself a new language. I counted the other day and she has over 120 signs, but that's just not enough. She is starting to mimic or say words. Some of the sounds she makes are similar to the word, but not quite there.... for example, she says "haaa" for hot. Other words that she sort of says is MOM (yay, I can't tell you how excited this made me!!!!), owe, and no. This gives us a lot of hope that someday she might be able to speak! She also points at her ear when she hears something new and asks what it is! It is great that she is recognizing so many new sounds. Her next surgery will be this spring/summer. I am dreading it so incredibly bad. It will be the rest of her soft palate and her hard palate. It won't be a fun one!
Something inside this girl can just light up a room. I feel so lucky to be her mom. I often times wonder why I lucked out to get a real life angel in my home:)
The jealousy has started and it is getting BAD! The more things Daphne plays with and the more mobile she is getting, the worse the jealousy gets. Laynie makes sure Daphne doesn't touch ANYTHING that isn't hers. She will run over and yank it away and sign whoever name it belongs to. It was funny at first, but it's getting pretty bad! Laynie is going to come UNGLUED when Daphne started to crawl (which is any day now). Literally, Laynie will be consumed by following her, telling on her, and making sure she doesn't touch anything other than a baby toy. It should be a fun time:)
School is going well. She LOVES to go to school and is learning a lot. She lights up when she comes home from school and shows me all her stuff that she made. Her interpreter is really helpful to her and she sometimes will watch him and sometimes she won't want anything to do with him. She actually SAYS no to him quite a bit!
I sure love these tight hugs!!!
She has had pneumonia this week. It is her 7th time fighting pneumonia. That just makes me mad, sad, and scared. How much can her little lungs handle? She is only 4 years old. I am 28 and I have never had pneumonia. This girl is a fighter and the MOST amazing person I know. I wish so bad I could take her place. Even though she is so sick, she still walks around with a smile on her face all day long. Sickness has been terrible at our house this year. It has been a really hard week! Please leave us alone germs!!!
