I was met with a challenge from a "online friend" who has been a great source of strength since I gave birth to Taylor, 3 years ago... She challenged me to sit down and type out the frustrations and the triumphs of the last three years... With a simple agreement that when I was done I would see that there are far more triumphs then challenges. So thank you March of Dimes for making me realize that Taylor's story matters and thank you to everyone who has been there the last three years.
So here we go -
Triumph #1 Taylor was released from the NICU just two months after she was born!
Challenge #1 Taylor was in the NICU and had a scary stay, that even though I remember it I am able to focus on the triumph of this!
Triumph #2 Taylor mastered physical therapy and walked before she turned 2!
Challenge #2 Carrying Taylor because she couldn't walk while 6 months pregnant was a challenge!
Triumph #3 Taylor learned how to speak and boy did she take off!
Challenge #3 Taylor hits pits of regression, still where she chooses to not speak to anyone or anything.
Triumph #4 Taylor successfully learned how to go down a slide, without screaming!
No challenge here!
Triumph #5 Taylor started putting phrases together about the age of 35 months and has mastered making three word sentences and sometimes she likes to surprise us and say more at once :) Like, " daddy I wet my bed, so you have to put my sheets in the washing machine" :)
No challenge!
Triumph #6 Taylor turned three!!!!!!!! The neonatologist in the NICU was a mean mean man, he informed us when Taylor was only 48 hours old that if she lived to see outside the NICU that she would most likely not make it to her third birthday! Well, guess what? We made it and we are making it past her 4th birthday!
Triumph #7 Taylor started school, a day I thought we would never see - I still get teary eyed when I say, its a school night. She truly has amazed us and taken off - completely potty trained at school and listens well.
I think with every kids life there are challenges, but with our life and with Taylor it is easy to get overwhelmed in the day to day therapies and challenges, but to see the positives in our life helps a ton!
So I leave you with this video It truly says everything that I want to say!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COuQ8y2Adns
Also please be patient with me for the next couple of weeks - I am focusing on my family - Family is the greatest thing you ever get given. So embrace it and love them! <3
