But today I want to share with you a little bit about Kimani and how she is doing. Just a few of the highlights...
She is now almost 14 months old and weighs just about 20 lbs. Though she looks like a chunky monkey, she is actually in the 3rd percentile for weight on the typical chart and about the 60th percentile on the Down syndrome chart.
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She says Dada, Gecko (well not really gecko... she says the real name for my oldest son), all done, and I go (which she uses to say she has done anything from a big poop to jumping in her jumperoo). She signs Mama, food/eat, all done, up, and more.
She eats table food and drinks from a NUK straw cup... uh, this is a minor miracle considering we just broke the 6 year old of his sippy cup and the almost 3 year old of the bottle.
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She plays peek-a-boo, claps her hands to play pattycake, can blow a kiss, and squeals with delight when her stuffed Panda tells her he is going to kiss her.
She love love loves water... the bath, a pool... she splashes like crazy and isn’t the least bit phased by water in her face.
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She rolls over and over and over, can sit unassisted, tries to push up into a sit, and is starting to pull forward. She has figured out how to work all of her favorite toys and is a grand master of the slinky.
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This time last year she was lying in a PICU bed fighting for her life. Now she is growing and becoming quite the little girl. And I love her so.