Moriah began school today! Now that she's 3, her Early Intervention services have ended. The public school system in our town is now responsible for providing her with schooling and therapies, even in the summertime. Moriah will attend 3 weeks of summer PreK, then take a few weeks off and begin "official" PreK in the fall in an Integrated Preschool Program (half of the children are typical; half have special needs), where she'll receive speech, physical, and occupational therapies. It's an amazing program, especially for such a small town. We're delighted for her, and so proud. After a weekend with fevers of 103+ degrees and an ear infection diagnosis, we're amazed at how she pulls herself together and maintains her joy, her independence, and her motivation. Happy PreK Day, Moriah!
During our son's bone marrow transplant, we began referring to our family as "Team Winchell" to make meaningful to both of our sons the way our family would stick together, no matter the challenge. Team Winchell has grown to include their sister, who has Down syndrome. We continue, seven years post-transplant, to navigate this life of adoption, special needs, and medical crises, and to do it with our humor, spirituality, and sanity (mostly) intact.
Welcome to the Team Winchell blog!
"The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small." --Mother Teresa
Monday, July 16, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Portraits post-tantrum
On the day of her third birthday, Moriah ended up in time out, crying so pitifully that I couldn't help but take a few photos...
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