Friday, October 5, 2012

Dancing & Daddy's Girl {31 for 21}

I thought of about a million posts for "D" but finally settled on these two. 

Dancing:  The more individuals I meet with Ds, the more I'm convinced a dancing gene lives on that extra 21st chromosome.  I am not kidding when I say these folks can get down!!  And this is absolutely fine by me since I enjoy a little booty-shaking from time to time.  I think Reese & I are gonna get along just fine.

I've watched a few clips of the dances sponsored by the DSG.  The teenagers & young adults in attendance dance like no one's watching.  They feel the music & simply move.  Reese just recently began busting some moves of her own & I swear sister's got the gift.

Please forgive the exuberant clapping at the end - Reese is not a modest dancer
 

Daddy's Girl:  You would think Reese would prefer the parent who spends ALL day with her.  The parent that bathes her & dresses her in ridiculously cute clothes.  The parent that obediently complies with all of her occupational, physical, & speech therapy assignments.  The parent that reads her favorite books & slips her pieces of chocolate on occasion.  Nope, mom is okay until about 5:00 & then she's chopped liver.  Daddy's home & this girl goes berserk. 
 
Ben & Reese have had a special bond since birth.  While I spent hours researching Ds & heart defects, he spent equal amounts of time just loving & cuddling our precious girl. When I was scheduling doctor's appointments & networking with other parents in the Ds community, he was playing Peek-a-Boo & eliciting Reese's first smiles.  Ben admittedly has never researched anything on Ds.  He says I do enough for both of us & it's probably true.  It's not that he doesn't care - he asks questions & listens intently when I'm telling him something of importance - but he just doesn't sweat the small stuff and I love him for that.  So does Reese. 
 
The Protector
 The Cuddler
Daddy's Girl
 


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