Happy Halloween!

Sleep Study

Payton had a sleep study last night. I pushed for one to be done and her ENT obliged. I have heard from various sources that all kids with Down syndrome should have a sleep study done by age three. Various other sources may not agree with that, but it made sense to me so I scheduled it.

Payton fell asleep on the way to the sleep study (it was at Children's Hospital in DC), so we were not off to a very good start, considering she was supposed to fall asleep when we got there. We ended up having to wait for probably an hour for the room to be cleaned (go figure), so luckily I had that time to try to wear her out. She was not very happy with the tech when he was hooking her wires up. I decided to give her a bottle (yes, she still gets that dang bottle at bedtime) to try to distract her. She eventually got used to him prodding her, bless her heart. There were wires attached to her scalp, her forehead, her cheeks and her chest. She also had a nasal canula and a sticker that was a microphone under her nose to monitor her breathing and sounds. She tossed and turned all night, all the while tangled in wires. I didn't sleep much either, so we were happy to get out of there in the morning! We should find out the results in about 2-3 weeks.

Here she is ...

Shawn and Taniya's Wedding

Some friends of ours, Shawn and Taniya, got married last night. Kyle was an usher in the wedding and Payton was the flower girl. On Friday night at the rehearsal, Payton did great going down the aisle, throwing her little rose petals. Kyle was at the end of the aisle waiting for her, so she was happy to walk to him. During the wedding, she took about three steps down the aisle and then her music sensor turned on. She stopped in her tracks, got a big grin on her face and started dancing. OMG she was too funny. Her version of dancing is bouncing up and down in place. She just stood there ... and stood there ... and stood there, dancing away. Kyle eventually had to walk down the aisle to get her. Everyone thought she was adorable in her little dress. Here are some pictures from the day ... COMING SOON!

School Pictures

The kids just had pictures taken at school. I'm usually not very thrilled about them because they always turn out horrible. This time wasn't so bad ... not necessarily what I would have done backdrop wise, but not too bad nonetheless. Actually, I think the closeup of Mason turned out pretty good!

Nice sneakers, eh? LOL

Support Down Syndrome Lately?

Our Buddy Walk is in exactly one week. Ahh! It has come up so quick! Payton's Posse has increased their fundraising goal by $1,000 from what was raised last year. We are on our way, but we also have a bit to go. Click here if you would like to donate to our sweet baby girl! Here is our little angel ... ain't she cute?