Walking and New Home all in one day! ( I write to remember, so I never forget)

  We are settled in our new home. I have both babies rooms ready and my bags are packed for the hospital. Didn't think I was going to get that all done so soon, but it's done, feeling great!  My internship hours are complete for this semester, signed, sealed and delivered (what a relief). Baby you can come any time now.

He puts his little hand over my belly and starts to giggle when his brother kicks him, I can sense their bond already! He knows where baby is and gives baby a kiss :)

 He's ready for the baby I swear....

  You would have asked me a three days before moving if  Tyce was going to be walking in three days I would have said no way. Oddest thing ever, May 5th the DAY we move into our new home he took his first completely independent, "leave me alone I'm done needing your help" steps up and down the hallways, all around the house.  It's like he knew this was his new home and he was going to to show his house who Tyce Coronado Matchinsky was, he wasn't messin around.  I can't believe he did it before he was two, before his little brother came, what a relief, it would have been hard to carry around two babies. Thank you Tyce!  Tyce is always showing me he is going to do things on his own time, in his terms and he usually does it sooner then I expect it.  He is still figuring out how to stand up on his own, he can do it, he just can't find his niche with it, he wants an easier way to do it, then he gets frusterated and just pulls up on something and starts to walk. So we set goals for this intensive therapy camp this summer, kiddo has knocked off the biggest goal of the summer... Learn to Walk check.

  We had his IEP earlier this month and I am/was very pleased with the goals we have set out for him. Although again, I think he has already accomplished the stacking blocks and can complete a six piece puzzle we may update those sooner then I thought too, that is a good problem to have right? I am totally enjoying this stage in his life, but it is also getting more challenging. Were teaching him not to hit and it is a tough work in progress. I am looking forward to some behavior classes  this summer, I know all kids hit, but I am not sure how to make Ty understand its not ok, and he can't do it. I know he knows it's wrong, but Im not sure how to best discipline him, I hear it's different with the DS, so if any moms have advice please let me know. We have been working on gentle, and no hit, etc... We often remove him from the naughty action that he is partaking in rather that is knocking things down, or throwing things and that seems to help with the discipline but still, I feel I need to learn more. Overall he is such a loving, outstanding baby. The day he made me a momma was the day I became the luckiest person!

  He has totally made himself at home!

 

This Captain America flies throughout our house now, what a superhero!

 

I will leave this post with this deep yet genuine sentiment. My little boy is almost two.  On June 1, 2010 when we had the pediatrician that does her routine checks inspect my little brand new baby boy I had a gut feeling she was going to tell me words I didn't want to hear. Somewhere deep I knew there was something in his little almond shaped eyes that were going to reveal a part of Tyce that his mom and dad had no idea about. A fear like none other came over, I was scared for Tyce, for me, for TJ for our family. I was scared because those words were heavy, they were so foreign, most of all they were so unexpected. The words "your son has features that lead me to believe he may have Down syndrome" felt like the biggest blow my body had ever felt. From that moment on I just knew (mixed with some denial), and I wanted to know everything, I wanted to look 6 months down the rode, 2 years, 10, 20 etc...  I have my moments when I am still scared, but mostly those are so washed away with that little face below, and his personality he is who he is. (To be honest I forget about the DS, a lot, but his birth date is coming up so I wanted to share those feelings). And at 2 he has taught me so much, he loves me so much and I stop beating myself up wondering if I am doing enough for him. All I know is that I am lucky God choose me for him, I may not have said that on June 1, 2010, I think I said things more like...why the heck me God? you know I am the MOST impatient person ever!!! But, I know this was my Tyce, he was never another Tyce and my Tyce is perfect, God bless that little extra chromosome that scared me so much. I love that stinker so much!  Happy almost 2nd birthday to the kid who is going to be an outstanding big brother  and has made this mom feel so incredibly blessed, so incredibly fortunate to be called your momma:). Seriously,feeling LUCKY!