The Story of My April Butterfly: Back to School Night

Friday, August 22, 2008

Back to School Night

One week down... and Maggie did a GREAT job!
Everyday she had a smile from ear to ear!

On Wednesday we attended Maggie's Preschool
Back to School Night
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On a Bulletin board was Maggie's first day of school picture

Their first theme is Transportation...
Maggie painted this bus

They are also studying Body Parts and Apples,
thus a picture painted of Maggie's arm, hand and fingerprints.

We are so proud of Maggie, and we are amazed
at her independence and desire to attend school!

Way to Go, Maggie!
We love you... more than you'll ever know!

4 comments:

Cheryl Corine / Mom / Grandma said...: Maggie, what a great job this week we are so proud of all your accomplishment.
Grandma and Grandpa love you so much, what a gift you are.
See you next week to here all about school..
Always our LOVE Maggie,
mom mom and pa pa; August 22, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Robin said...: God is sooooo good!!! What a tremendous blessing and peace it must give you for her to enjoy it so much!!!

Go Maggie Go!!!; August 22, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Anonymous said...: As a parent, it must be a wonderful feeling to see Maggie so happy to go to school each day. God's presence is witnessed in Miss Maggie's smile. What a joy!

Keep up the good work, Maggie. We love you and are soooo proud of you!!; August 23, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Anonymous said...: So thankful to God that you had such a wonderful experience at school this week, Maggie! Grandpa and I are so proud of you and all the hard work you are doing! You look so grown up! Can't wait to see all you are doing. We love you, Sweetie!; August 23, 2008 at 10:36 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.