Monday, October 24, 2011

Things I never expected…

…from my two-and-a-half year old…

Before Piper was born, I read and read and read all the information that’s out there about Down syndrome.  Lots of it was scary, some of it was useful, and the rest of it I read, dismissed, and thought I gleaned what I needed.

Most of what “stuck” has been a non-issue and caused me to worry about stuff that I really didn’t need to. 

There are, however, significant pieces of information that I really should have listened to a little better.

Like the fact that kids with Ds are small.  I figured that I was small (like, really really- 40 pounds in third grade?), so Piper would, undoubtedly, be small, too.  “Small” I’ve learned, though, is a relative term; it didn’t really sink in how small we were talking.

So, I pulled out some 12-18 month pants yesterday in an attempt to expand the kid’s fall wardrobe and I was reminded, once again, what small really looks like.  It’s a sad day in paradise when you’re 30-month old child can’t keep up “baby” pants.  But I digress.

Another thing I never expected from my two-and-a-half year old?

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Her being able to use the bathroom sink as a drinking fountain.  What you don’t see here, though, is her sitting IN the sink in an attempt to bath herself in the miniscule vessel.  Have I mentioned the kid loves herself a bath???

And also?  Thanks, Nana- thanks a whole lot for teaching her to drink from the drinking fountain.  It’s been a valuable life skill.  Or something.

4 comments:

  1. Yeah...the small thing;) Aubrey still has some 6-12 month pants too. Last week I was trying to figure out when her and Emmie will just be able to SHARE a dresser since they will wear the same size:)

    If you are looking for a tall enough stool for the bathroom sink Ikea has a great one for a good price if you have one close.

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  2. Claire always feels tiny to me, but she still has Piper passed by. We have some stretchy 9-12 month pants that fit great, but because of her big belly, she needs 18 months clothes pretty much everything else.

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  3. The pictures are so cute. We will have to post some new ones of Emma.

    It seems the averages are working against you. Emma just had her 2-year checkup, and she is at the 70th percentile mark. Of course, her sister is in the 99th percentile, so it is all relative.

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