The Story of My April Butterfly: OPEN HOUSE!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

OPEN HOUSE!

The wonderful, Ms. Christie!
The best blessing that God has given Maggie this year!!
She came in as a substitue in October, and she is still there now.
She blesses these little ones with God's love like I have never seen before and we love her!

The sweetest friend for Maggie!
Sienna has been another blessing for Maggie...
she is patient, kind and loving,
and Maggie's first friend!

After Open House we took Maggie for a special ice cream from White Lime!
Yum! Yum!

We are so very proud of our little Maggie...
no words can express.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: And Grandma and Grandpa Anderson are sooo proud of you, too, Maggie! You are making such huge strides and we are so thankful to the Lord for giving you the courage to keep on working every day. Your mommy and daddy are very special, too! We love you, dear Granddaughter and pray for you every day. hugs and kisses; March 19, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Anonymous said...: What a great blessing this year has been for Maggie. It's so neat to see after the uncertainty and the difficulty of letting your baby go for a small chunk of the day. Good for you, Heidi, for having the strength to do what you felt was in Maggie's best interest - however hard it was on your heart.

Look how she's thriving!!! It is SO FUN to see. What a great great blessing from God!

Yeah Maggie!!! You are a trooper! And just a sweet, fun, happy little girl. You are such a special kid to God!; March 22, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Cheryl Corine / Mom / Grandma said...: I love Maggie on the computer, great idea..
This school year has been so wonderful for Maggie she is growing, `yes` thriving, making friends and i love when she tells you all about her day her eyes light up, it's so heart warming. GREAT job Maggie Pie!!
Love,
Grandma and Grandpa; March 22, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Cheryl Corine / Mom / Grandma said...: Forgot!!!
MAGGIE~THAT ICE CREAM SURE LOOKED GOOD!
Love,
G`ma; March 22, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Clark & Greta said...: Thank You for your blog. My son has Hypotonia from a chomosome deletion. He will be 5 in July. It was very comforting to read your blog because we can relate to every part of it. God Bless - Greta; April 7, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Q said...: Great Blog! I have a 4 year old with Ataxic CP. I love your attitude and outlook on things.; April 13, 2009 at 6:15 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.