nurse in the making?

Today I woke up with some back strain, and after mass dh insisted that I lay down with a heating pad for at least half an hour. Such an unexpected sight prompted Lucy to spring into action! Within minutes Lucy covered me with a blanket (being careful to tuck Tigger and Piglet under my arm as well), brought me an open Bible (Psalm 16), set a basket of silk flowers next to me, and then carefully arranged a doily on my head! Although laughter is good medicine, I was careful not to giggle in front of my very diligent caregiver! And by golly, it worked--I'm feeling much better!

Introducing Lucy

What prince could resist this Cinderella? Lucy just turned 5, and is the belle of the ball around here, even without a fairy godmother! Her favorite activities are playing house (especially kitchen), trips to the park, swimming, ballet class and montessori preschool. Oh, and did I mention eating? Especially yummy foods like cookies, ice cream, cake are cause for CELEBRATION when they appear! She is enthusiastic from her first, "good morning, everybody!" of the day to her last, (sleepy by now), "nigh, nigh, mama" of the night. As her Grandma once said, "When you've been hugged by Lucy, you KNOW you've been hugged!"

Sometimes that little something extra....

....makes all the difference!
I hope to share the blessings and challenges and fun of raising a daughter who happens to have that "little something extra" on her 21st pair of chromosomes. I invite you to come along, too!