Orientation to Preschool

This morning we Kyle and I took Payton for orientation at her new school. We are very pleased with her placement there and we think she is going to have a great year. The teachers and the therapists are fabulous and they seem to sincerely love the children. There are only four kids that will be in her class to start and they can add up to four more. And, there will always be one teacher and two teacher assistant's in the room, so that is an excellent ratio! Here is to a great year!

Payton's Geneticist Appointment

Payton saw her geneticist today, Dr. Lewanda. She is very pleased with Payton and her progress overall. She referred to Payton as "very clever", which I thought was cute. We also pretty much came to the conclusion that Payton is in fact a 'moose', as a good friend so very affectionately referred to her. You know who you are. Here are her stats ...

Weight: 13.9 kg {30.64 lb}
Height: 88 cm {34.65 in}
Head: 47.8 cm {18.82 in}

On a standard growth chart, she is 57-75 percentile for weight, 10-25 percentile for height, and 25-50 percentile for head circumference. On a Down syndrome growth chart, she is in the 95th percentile across the board. I'm so happy with these measurements ... and I love my moose!

My babies are going to school!

Ahh! Today I got everything finalized for Mason to be in a preschool program three days a week. Payton will be going to preschool through the Child Find program two days a week and then she will be in a typical preschool program two days a week. We are going to be busy, busy, busy!

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3 Things

There are 3 things that this picture shows you about Payton ...

1) She is a girly girl and loves shoes {even if they are way too big}.

2) If you say "smile", she gives you this completely cheeky, cheesy grin.

3) If you are taking her picture and you squat down, she will squat down too.

Have I mentioned how much I love this girl?