Zech's Magic!!!

A little story behind the video. Zech was originally sitting in the recliner. I pretended to make the foot go up and down without touching it(megan was using the lever)...he was so amazed and thought he would try too!!

Wow...It's been a while!

I can't believe I haven't posted anything in so long. I can't find my cord to download pictures, I'll search high and low this weekend! Things are great! Zech seems to grow and make progress every day. He is starting to talk more, wearing his glasses every day, and learning more and more! He is still the hit of the town! Everywhere I go, people stop and comment on how cute he is! He is growing MORE attached to me! I love it, but I wonder at what point do I try to have him bond more with other people. Don't get me wrong, he loves his daddy and sisters and does well at school, but he's always making sure I'm around. I absolutely love it! That unconditional, you can do no wrong, kind of love.....NOTHING like it!

We've started planting some seeds for our garden. We started them inside to get a little jump start. I hope the weather is good enough to get the ground plowed up this weekend. Tom will have to handle that part. Megan is helping me with everything (she actually did the start up part). I think it will be a lot of work this summer, but it will be fun and great family time!

Macey is still working, going to school, and planning her wedding.....exciting times! They have set the date for June 12, 2010. Over a year away, but Macey doesn't procrastinate anything (she didn't get that from me!) She is already wanting my guest list! They have the place picked out where they are going to have it. It's really nice! It's a bed and breakfast and will be held outdoors. The gentleman that owns it is a professional landscaper and has gorgeous, antique flowers! Right now nothing is really bloomed, but it will look great in the summer months.

Everybody seems to have their own life. Lately it's just me and Zech a lot. I rarely get to see Macey. Tom I get to see about 1 1/2 days a week. Megan, well she's around more but lately seems to be busier than usual.

My Baby Girl.....

Well, my baby girl is engaged!!! Her boyfriend asked her to marry him Tuesday. We knew it was coming, he asked Tom and then myself before he asked her. He's a really great guy, and though I will greatly miss her, I know she will be very happy....I've never seen anyone's eyes light up as hers do when he walks in the room or even if they spent all day together, then he calls her. They really do love each other! It's going to be next year sometime, so I still have a lot of time with her. Zech will be the ring barer! How cute will that be?!
Zech has been doing great! We had the IEP meeting at the school this week. It went very well. Zech will now be receiving one on one speech therapy once a week plus two group sessions.
The room where he receives physical and occupational therapy is bigger than I originally thought. It just needs to be brighten up, which I volunteered to paint, but it will have to wait until summer.
I also stressed my concerns of not teaching Zech based on his lable of Down Syndrome, I said he is an individual and HIS needs are to be looked at and focused on, I don't want any assumptions(I've heard so many....and they totally don't apply to Zech).
He has come such a long way! He can count and say his numbers. He knows his colors and how to say them. He can identify letters. He can blow (and he did a great job blowing his candle out on his birthday).
All is good!!!
I haven't posted pictures lately, I have to "find" my cord. I really haven't looked a lot, I just think it will pop up somewhere..
Until next time....................

Zec's Birthday Party--Success!!

Well, Saturday we ad Zech a big SpongeBob Birthday party! It turned out so good!! Zech totally understood the party was for him, and actually blew out the candle(s)!! He knows he is five years old! There were over 41 people there, friends and family. We had chips and dip, homemade fried rice and noodles with soup. My friend Jenny helped me do the food(I actually think I helped her do the food), Megan and Macey decorated, and another friend made his SpongeBob cake. He received a lot of gifts. Each time he opened one, he was so excited and then I would take it away to hand him another one, the look on his face is not describable! He would get so disappointed wanting to play with the current gift that I was taking a way.
After the party, Tom and I went to some friends house where I learned how to make Sushi. So, we were out very late that night. Sunday we brought all Zech's presents to our home, it was like a party again and he actually got to play with them all then.
Everything else has been going great. We finally have a really good insurance for Zech now (that is going to help out tremendously).
School is now providing a half hour individual speech therapy. (This happened and we haven't even had the official meeting!) I went and looked at his physical therapy room again yesterday. It is bigger than I originally thought. They had some currents pulled when I was there the first time, so it is bigger than I thought. It is still loud (next to the mechanical room) and very drab (grey and dark blue), so I am still going to address that.
Well, until next time.......Oh, I will post pics later of the party.