Signing Drink -- Right on Q

Today while feeding Natalia, I asked her how to say drink.. you know we are working on this talking thing with her this year... so What does she do... ?? She points to her mouth... Correct! Drink!... Where did she learn that? We haven't been doing sign language for awhile... (?maybe school?)

So I told her to show dad drink and sure enough, she pointed to her mouth again.. the funny thing is she drinks through her G-tube!!!!! :) 

Oh such a smartie...we're going to really mess with the literature they write on these kids... the will of the human spirit and lots of healing prayer.... and lots of God's Graces...

Also did I tell you Jacob broke his wrist while skiing? Yep, he now has a cast on his right hand.. he's adjusting.

Nick is ASB VP and always on the go... Playing Volley Ball and all... and Jacqueline is now 20 yrs old.. where does the time go... one day at a time...
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Introducing Natalia

Where do I begin?...My life was forever changed when we received this wonderful gift of love... 

OUR NATALIA... while all my children are amazing, this little one has helped me to live what I do believe is my life mission.  Helping others to Embrace these lives...for as little or as long as we are blessed to have them on this earth.

I share this photo of Natalia with her cleft lip as I loved how she arrived. So pure, so unexpected, so broken, so unique, so worthy of loving and living. She is a gift to my life, our marriage, our family.

I hope you'll enjoy hearing from time to time about our Trisomy 13 - Patau syndrome journey.

Natalia 5years old - Full Trisomy 13 - Patau Syndrome - Kindergarden at Blind Children's Learning Center, Tustin, California http://blindkids.org (*I highly recommend this Early Intervention Program for the Visually Impaired)

*At birth we were told of the Causes of Trisomy 13. We were told the risk factors, prognosis, and life expectancy. We chose medical treatment, looking at each individual medical symptom. Choosing to treat the symptoms not the syndrome.

One day at a time, we have Triumphed over Trisomy 13! We've added our list of Medical Surgery Interventions to the SOFT Trisomy Surgery Registry

SOFT has been supporting Trisomy Families for 33 + Plus years

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Natalia's SOFT family story http://trisomy.org/?our-story=natalia-marie