Happy Birthday Kylee!

I can't believe my baby is 1 year old! If only i could have seen a glimpse into the future when she was born, i would have seen how silly i was to be afraid to have a child with down syndrome. When Kylee was born and i found out that she had down syndrome, i was completely devastated. I really honestly thought that her diagnosis was the worst thing to happen to me. I didn't know much about down syndrome, basically all i knew of was outdated information. In this past year, i have realized that my feelings were shared among many mothers who also received the down syndrome diagnosis for their child. Also, in this past year i have witnessed what an absolute blessing Kylee is! Yes having a child with down syndrome comes with extra work which involve therapy appointments and for some extra doctor's visits, but what you get in return is so so worth it! With any child there are going to be challenges. Sometimes, i think the challenges with Kate and her 5yr old attitude are greater than with Kylee. Don't get me wrong, Kate is a great child and is sweet, caring, loving, funny, but she can also have a attitude as well. The accomplishments that Kylee achieves are so much greater because of the all the hard work that is put into it. I am amazed at how far Kylee has come! Going in for open heart surgery at 7 months old was definitely the scariest thing i have been through, but she sure showed us how strong she was by only being in the hospital for 4 days. I could go on and on about how great having Kylee is, but i will keep it short. She is an absolute joy! She wakes up happy and has the biggest smile on her face, her grin is from ear to ear! She has already become an attention seeker and loves to get a laugh out of others! She loves to dance, play and hardly ever cries! I truly feel like i am the luckiest mom when it comes to my girls! Happy birthday to my sweet, precious Kylee! We love you soo very much!  

 

from being in mommy's belly

to the NICU after being born

just plain cute

after OHS

learning to sit

trying to crawl

being cute again

                                            to just being an absolute angel!

  Ok, so the second to last pic is of Kate at Kylee's age, but i just can't get over the similarities!
          
 Kylee just loves to dance as soon as we play this song.  She could be crying but the second she hears it, she starts bouncing!