My Little Candy Cane

So we were stuck home in a blizzard this past weekend ( very unusual ) for us , so I started snapping a few pics of the girls. I actually got Noel in a happy mood and smiling.

Attempting * I think * to crawl

Kendall tryin to take Miss Noel's bottle

Well this morning as I was leaving for another day at work, I saw Noel laying on the floor - legs behind her kinda doing a kicking motion - she was smiling. This is how her sister Kendall started to learn how to crawl, so maybe she is attempting. I cant wait to get home tonite and play with her and continue trying to teach her.

We stopped services with Birth to Three for a few months due to the flu season and cold weather but I know Noel needs these services, so ive made it very clear to her OT, DS, PT that any signs of sickness from yourself or kids - please cancel. The girls have been so much healthier since we stopped services but now is a critical time for Noel and I want her to take in as much as she can, as well as myself and husband so we can be the best advocates for her as she continues to grow.

Stares

I guess you can say ive been guilty of this too - stareing at a person or child that we see as not normal - blind, deaf , handicapped in some way. Now that i have a child like that it hurts me to see people stare.

Yesterday i was at my regular ob appointment and in walked a mother and her daughter whom was blind ( maybe 14-16 years old ) her mom holding her hand the whole time and telling her where to go, she had the traditional black sunglasses on. The stares people give her - and when the receptionist asked " Her name " to the mother im thinking why didnt she ask the daughter just because she is blind doesnt mean she cant answer a question.

Anyways as i sat there listening to this mom fill out the paper work for her daughter, her daughter was concerned about her mom going back with her to see the doctor - she wanted to ask the doctor something but didnt want her mom to get mad, all i could think about was it was probably birth control or something, she kept telling her mom " i want to ask the doctor something but i dont want you to get mad at me mom - do you promise you wont get mad? My heart melted - wow , this is what my mom probably went thru and what I will go thru too when my daughters get to that age.

The stares really bother me, and like i said before Ive been guilty of this too but i dont want this for my child.