10 Months Old

Sorry for not posting much lately, but Ed has been out of town for a few weeks and I have been single momming it (with lots of help from awesome family).   Peyton’s seizures have been a little more frequent this week, but she has been teething and that usually stirs things up with the stupid Seizure Monster.  The last day or two they have slowed down again, thankfully.  She does seem to be more aware of her surroundings and seems to have better focus.  She is still batting at her cool toy and if we cheer for her, she hits it even harder (pic posted below).  At times, she seems to have much better head control and seems to be trying harder to hold it up.  She likes it when Blake or Mackenzie read to her.  It’s been a very good way to encourage Blake to get his homework reading done since he drags his feet about doing it every night, but having Peyton stare at him adoringly while he reads seems to helpJ 

Peyton is 10 months old and it’s so hard to believe!!!  I don’t even try to compare her to what a “normal” child would be doing at her age, because Peyton is on her own path and progress can’t be measured by normal methods and we just try to be thankful for the small baby steps of progress.  She has brought such joy to our lives and I can’t even describe what it’s like to see Mackenzie and Blake become better people just by being Peyton’s big sister and brother.   God has given them each the gift of compassion and this whole experience so far has helped them open their eyes to the reality that special needs children are kids like them and their special needs just make them unique individuals. 

Hope everyone has a nice long holiday weekend!