I took a few photos on our "Heart Day" that I wanted to share. (I like the term Heart Day that my sweet friend Karen shared with me. She is a mom of a heart baby too and was a great encouragment to me through all of this!!!)
We had a couple of therapies that day. In the morning we had speech therapy. Eliana is doing more and more babbling. She is also trying to repeat things we say to her and it's just so cute! I love seeing her learn. In this photo she is pointing (she uses her thumb!) to a pic of an animal. There was a recording of the sound which she tried to imitate (sheep was the one she could do).
Eliana also had physical therapy in the afternoon and a meeting with our case manager then too. She is practicing her walking in this tiny little walker. She took one step holding on to it. She is using it to bend/squat which is good. (She was just falling down with her legs straight.)
At some point during the day, Rebecca decided that our princess needed to wear a crown. She looked adorable and we are all taken with her. Her Daddy thinks she is the sweetest!
For dinner I wanted to do something special. We decided a picnic in the park was a good choice. Some dear friends met us there and brought a present for Eliana. Doesn't she look pleased? It's a snowglobe with a heart in the center and pink glitter around it. The words on the bottom say ... "Live, love, laugh". What a sweet and perfect gift!!! Thank you!
We stayed out late just relaxing, playing and having fun. It was a sweet day - much different from a year ago. I hope we can use this day to celebrate, give thanks and praise God for His good work.
Comments
Apr. 25, 2008 - Heart Day!
Posted by columbinegardens
What a great way to celebrate this amazing gift from God. We celebrate ours on May 1st, the day I had my OHS, when Faith was just 4 1/2 months old.
I am so thankful for the miracle God blessed each of our families with through OHS!
Give little Eliana Joy a kiss on the check from me and a hug to Rebecca from Amy! Someday we'll get to meet IRL I hope!
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Apr. 26, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Jen Unsell
What a special celebration Leslie! I loved seeing all of the pictures. Eliana is growing so fast! She is adorable! I wish I could love on her in person.
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Apr. 26, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Sheri
Look how tiny she is!! Such a doll!!
Did you work out the message Rules from your mail? I don't get a message telling me to check each folder, but if there is a new message a little number pops up like this (1) telling me how many new messages are in each folder.
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Apr. 27, 2008 - Great pictures!
Posted by Lisalyn
It looks like y'all had the perfect celebration. I love seeing pictures of Eliana (and your whole family, really). Everyone looks so content. What a great job you are doing.
Every princess needs a crown! :o) I'm not sure if you can see it well, but Sam has one just like that in her prom pictures!
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Apr. 28, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Sue
Awww she is just so precious...a little sweet pea! Happy Hearts Day!
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Apr. 28, 2008 - Blessings!
Posted by Anonymous
I don't get out to visit very often, but was so blessed today to read about your family and see the lovely pictures of Eliana. Such a sweet testimony just to see the love in her daddy's eyes.
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Apr. 28, 2008 - PS to the last comment
Posted by Anonymous
btw, I'm only anonymous because I can't remember if I'm registered or not. This is Barbara Curtis from MommyLife - mother of four with Down syndrome (after having one, we wanted more!)
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Apr. 30, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by healthyhomeschool
Awwww Leslie! I love the pictures. Your family is so sweet. Glad therapy is progressing well with Eliana. I miss you guys and the FIAR group so much, but I'm home now and things are looking good in that respect! Maybe we'll get to talk at some point...
Lynn ~:-D
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