As I'm typing Emma is at the store with my Paw-Paw while Tucker plays with all of her toys! :) She looks forward to these trips knowing that he will buy her whatever type of candy she wants, no matter the sugar content or the messiness it may create. I secretly love these times though, I never got to spend time with my great-grandads, but when I was younger my summers & weekends were spent at my Paw-Paw's house..next to my Daddy he is definitely my hero. I know she has no idea now but when she gets older she will look back on the times she spent outside "helping" him with a project & realize just how special that time was.
On another note, we are trying to get Tucker to try some more "advanced" sippy cups, the one he takes now is the Nuk training cup for 6mos. +, it's by far his favorite & up until now he hasn't wanted anything but that besides his bottle. He is taking more & more steps everyday, which makes me so happy and proud as his mommy. So many people tell me, "oh just wait, you'll be wishing he was back to crawling"..I just tell them I've waited 2 years for this moment so I will suck it up when he starts getting into more stuff because it's been a long time coming! I sometimes think, "am I going to have to advocate for Tucker the rest of his life, trying to prove that his life is worth something?" The answer is yes, you will always have people who can't or won't believe he will do anything but the truth is he can do whatever he sets his mind to do. I sometimes dream about the day he participates in his first Special Olympics, or graduates from high school, it makes me want to cry because I know how proud & special these moments will be for him & me, too. He is already so smart & can flirt like no one else, my husband jokes that they need to have a father-son outing because Tucker gets all the ladies!!
Some of you know that I've started a Down syndrome support group in my area, we don't have that many Mommies right now but I'm praying that in time more will be willing to join & support one another..I am trying not to get discouraged but sometimes it's hard no to when everyone is telling you it's impossible. Also, Emma & I are hopefully going to visit our local ARC this week, I can't wait! Tucker won't be able to participate in anything until he's 18 but I would like to volunteer for them & do anything I can to help out so I hope they will allow me to do that.
That's it for now, I have one stinky little boy who's diaper needs to be changed! :) Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!
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