April 2008 - 1 year old

April 2008: Wynter will be 1 on the 27th! YEAH! She is 26 1/2 inches & 15lbs. 5.7oz, she is officially not on the growth chart any more. She has cut her 6th tooth, and labels baby and ball with a “B” sound and a point. As well as “P” for puppy...I think that brings the words to 11. Wynter is also signing “all done”. At her birthday party she got her feelings hurt when we took the tissue paper away that we found her snacking on...it was like a piñata exploded in her diaper later that day...well, at least we have a new creative way to make her poop.

She also got her first big “owie”. She pulled up on her ballet bar and fell and hit her mouth. Blood went everywhere. On another note, we made it through the first year of unknowns. Looking back on it, the unknown is harder than the reality of the day to day life. Things are different than what we had expected, the good and the bad. There is mourning and sadness that can feel like a death because it cut so deep, But there is also a realization of a new normal. A parallel were things are a little different, but okay. No child comes with an instruction manual...everyone is an individual. We have expected the same out of Wytner as we did Zach...have we had to make some adjustments~ sure. Things may take a little longer, or happen a little slower...but she does ALL of the same things that her brother did...I guess that is one thing that we didn't really know. No one really told us that she would still do all of the same things that every other kid does...maybe with a modification or maybe you had to break down the steps, or maybe it just took a little more time, but she did it...and she will continue to do great things if we are faithful to give her the opportunity and support.