The Story of My April Butterfly: A New Word!

Thursday, October 11, 2007

A New Word!

WooHoo!!!

Listen to this...
(turn the volume way up and press play)

11 comments:

Stephanie Anderson said...: Yay!!!! How precious... Melts my heart to think of how you are feeling as a mother!!! Congrats MOMMY!!!

Stephanie; October 11, 2007 at 7:23 PM
Laura Ellen said...: Hooray for Maggie! I'm sure for the Mommy the words are precious beyond description, but to me the picture of her little face even when the movie isn't playing is beautiful! You can tell she's proud of herself! Congratulations to both Mommy and Maggie!; October 11, 2007 at 7:53 PM
Alissa said...: Oh I am overjoyed...I m so happy for you. Praise the Lord. He is so good, and everfaithful. Love you all.; October 11, 2007 at 7:57 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh, Heidi! Praise the Lord! I'm in tears right now as I've listened to our precious little Maggie say this so clearly! Go, Maggie! CAN'T WAIT to hear her in person in a couple weeks! Yeah! Hugs, Mom Anderson; October 11, 2007 at 9:24 PM
Anonymous said...: OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! GOOD FOR YOU, little cookie!!!!!!; October 12, 2007 at 5:00 AM
Anonymous said...: What a SWEET SWEET sound - the best ever!!! Thank you God - for allowing Maggie to beat the odds! That is SOOOOO AWESOME!!!! You go Maggie - and congratulations MOMMY (your dedication & perseverance is a HUGE part of this sweet girl's success)!; October 12, 2007 at 7:41 AM
Anonymous said...: Wow!!! So happy for you! Maggie must have been so proud of herself!
Keep up the great work Maggie! Delaney and I are cheering for you today in Chico!; October 12, 2007 at 8:36 AM
Anonymous said...: Thank you for sharing that with us Heidi. So sweet and heartwarming, may you have more and more of these moments! love, gracee; October 12, 2007 at 12:43 PM
Anonymous said...: SOOOO FANTASTIC!! I am so happy for you!; October 13, 2007 at 10:08 AM
Reinbold Family said...: Amazing! So precious! I love her cute face while she says the word: Mommy! Maggie truly is a GIFT!; October 13, 2007 at 7:57 PM
Anonymous said...: Heidi, I can only echo what the others have said. Praise the Lord, He is good.
Laura; October 16, 2007 at 5:29 PM

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Maggie spent the first three weeks of her life in the NICU... first to investigate an irregular heartbeat- cleared with a diagnosis of a wandering pace-maker and sent home at 5 days old. She stopped breathing 2 hours after we had been home... we gave her rescue breaths, called 9-1-1 and Maggie was transfered by ambulance to the NICU, again. At 20 days old Maggie was sent home with a diagnosis of mild Laryngomalasia (floppy windpipe) and an apnea monitor to wear for 6 months. At one year of age Maggie was diagnosed as Hypotonic and spent the next 6 months of her life being seen by a Neurologist, a Genetic Counselor and Occupational Therapists. She began early intervention for her developmental delays. At age 3 she began attending a Special Education Preschool. She attended a typical Kindergarten class with RSP help for fine motor delays. Beginning in 1st grade she began her journey through Special Education for intensive help with many developmental and cognitive delays. Beginning in 3rd Grade I decided to Homeschool Maggie through a local charter school. She still received Special Ed. services, but I was in charge of her daily curriculum. We began her 5th grade year by enrolling her back in public school. This year will either prove to be a great stepping stone to the rest of her education, or it will be a year to revisit other options. This is our journey living with a child who is Hypotonic.