The Story of My April Butterfly: Now I Know My ABC's...

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Now I Know My ABC's...

Maggie is doing so well with her ABC's...

We are SO VERY proud of her!

( the little abc's you hear in the background are coming from Elijah-
he's only 19 months old.)

We are nervously excited for what this coming
school year has in store for Maggie!!!!!

7 comments:

Kari said...: Wow!! She is really making great progress! So fun to hear her vocalizing!; July 30, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Anonymous said...: That is so AWESOME! Yeah Maggie! You both are amazing.; July 30, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Anonymous said...: That is soooo cool!! Very impressive!; July 30, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Anonymous said...: Yeah, Maggie! We are so proud of you and all your hard work! You are a champion in our book! We LOVE YOU!!!; July 30, 2008 at 2:40 PM
Cheryl Corine / Mom / Grandma said...: Maggie, we are so proud..
God has great plans for you our little Maggie Corine..
Love YOU always,
Grandma and Grandpa; July 30, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Robin said...: Maggie~

All I can say is WAHOOOIIIEEEEE!!! Go get 'em Maggie.....such a hard worker you are. I can't wait to hear about all the adventures this fall : )

Love, Robin; July 30, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Jen said...: Bravo Maggie! Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!; August 12, 2008 at 12:15 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.