Sean is amazing

We've been around. Just been busy living. :) We've also been accepting a lot of challenges. Sean is now sitting up on his own for a really long time. I do still keep a pillow behind him, but that's more for my peace of mind than his actual need. And he's standing better. Hooray! Now that he's sitting for longer periods, Meredith has discovered that she can play with him. Ok ok... she's figured out that she can take toys away from him and not get into trouble for knocking him over.

It's pretty cute to watch him laugh hysterically at Meredith's antics. And I beam with pride to watch Sean manipulate his toys while he tries to figure out how they work.

He's even started drinking from a straw. His speech therapist said this was a hard skill. She said that the smaller bent straw from a juice box would be to hard for him. Well... he showed her! Do you see it? Do you!? Do you!? Meredith accidentally used a straw for the first time when she was like 12 months old. So I feel like this is huge!



I was thinking a few days ago about whether I'll tell Sean he has down syndrome or just let it be in the background. The more I thought about it, the more I'd really rather it be in the background of our lives. I mean, sure he has it, but what does that actually mean? Yes he could learn differently, have various abilities or levels of ability, but doesn't that hold true for the rest of us as well? I know I learn math way differently than most of my peers did. I also didn't learn other things as well as other peers. I also can't play basketball. So what? What does that mean?

I woud really like for Sean to feel at ease with all of his peers regardless of whether they have 46 or 47 chromosomes. So I've made the firm decision to just let it be int he background. If it comes up, I'll deal with it then. I just don't feel like it needs to be such a huge deal. I don't feel like I need to single it out in a sit down conversation like the sex talk. That is, unless they ask specific questions.

And maybe by us not making it a big deal, he won't have so much anxiety about it. Hopefully, it'll be like any other genetic trait. I can hope right? I guess we'll see as he gets older.

We took the kids the other day for get pictures taken for St. Patrick's Day. Meredith was not into the woman taking the pictures. I can't say I blame her. This chick kept putting a duster in Meredith's face. Meredith was not thrilled. Sean, on the other hand, was hamming it up.