Thursday, November 17, 2011

Proud

Do you ever have moments in life where you are just so stinking proud of your kids it brings you to tears?

I had that moment last week and with Ollie's ER trip & sickness I didn't have time to blog about it.  I did acknowledge Aubrie for her greatness, but not publicly.

Wednesday night before the ER, we had parent teacher conferences.  I knew Aubrie's would go well.  She's that over-achiever, loves school and learning, teacher's pet kind of girl.


As we are sitting with her teacher, she tells us about this Dimes for Down Syndrome fundraiser they were doing at school for an older student.  I knew about it and sent money with Aubrie, but that is all I heard.

What I didn't hear is that Aubrie was given the chance to talk to her classmates about Down Syndrome.  She stood in front of the classroom, in front of her peers, and proudly told them all about Down Syndrome and how special her little sister was, and how lucky we were to have a baby with Down Syndrome.

And right then in that tiny little chair I had big crocodile tears in my eyes.  I'm just so proud of the big girl I have raised.  She has a heart of gold and I just love her to death for it.

On a different note - school has just exploded what she's doing!  I am amazed!  She's writing sentences - real sentences!  She can tell time by the hour, count pennies, write all her letters upper & lower case & numbers & count much higher than she could before!  It's just awesome!  The highlight of her day every day is still lunch - bizarre I know - she is a hot lunch girl - I totally expected art or music - but nope something about those lunch trays just makes her day!


14 comments:

  1. SO much to be proud of, Mommy!! Love this - what a wonderful big sister!!

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  2. Oh my goodness. Made me tear up a bit too. Such a sweetie. You are raising a great little girl! :)

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  3. That is wonderful. I am proud too!

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  4. Your post brought tears to my eyes. And I would love to have hair like Aubrie's. :O)

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  5. Annie this is so wonderful! Yay for Aubrie and I didn't know about Ollie going to ER. Life with kids is a whirlwind! Aubrie is an awesome big sis! Ann

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  6. Made me cry. Lunch is one of my faves too.

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  7. Aw, I am proud of Aubrie too!! What a sweet big sister :)

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  8. What wonderful kids you have Annie. How blessed are we??!!

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  9. Awhhh... this brought me to tears too! What a wonderful BIG sister she is! Give her a hug from me and especially, from V.

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  10. Oh yeh, and tell her that Cat that she drew, WOW! Very, very impressive! She's a def. artist! I wonder where she gets her skills from...

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  11. Way too go Aubrie (and mom for the amazing job)

    You are a shining star sweet girl! You are the best big sister special Ollie could ever have asked for!

    A big hug all the way from South Africa (ask your mom to show you where that is)

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  12. Wow Aubrey,
    Congratulations on your fantastic speech and school report. Your such an amazing young girl. Great job in raizing her Annie!!

    Erika

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  13. Aubrie has a kind heart! Loving lunch too! I think you are so blessed you can't help but smile with this beautiful girl! Blessings to you all! Anne

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Thank you so much for your kind words & support! I love hearing from you & read each and every comment you leave for me! ~Annie

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