Crawling

Isaac is officially crawling and it catches me off guard sometimes! I am so stinkin' excited and happy. The blessings he has received are coming to pass. He is overcoming many challenges and I am so proud of him. Every step he takes I am just blown away. I rejoice in every milestone he reaches. His accomplishments and successes are mine also.
Good job, Isaac! Keep goin' strong!

What a cutey pants!

Green Reunion

A few weekends back we had the first ever Green reunion. My Grandma Vivian Reimschiisel was originally a Green.

 It all started back when my sister went to Washington DC to advocate for Fragile X. She stayed with some relatives. Tiffany, our cousin, was there, too. Long story short we ended up following the gene pool back a few generations to discover that this (the Greens) may be where it is coming from. We all felt that my grandma and her siblings (the only one living is Jess Green) wanted this reunion to happen. It was an amazing experience and there were many children with Fragile X Syndrome there. Many have not been diagnosed. It was crazy.
Having a genetic syndrome in your line can actually bring you all together. The reason this reunion had never happened was because of hard feelings, past wrongs, and more. But that day everything went well. People were talking together even though before they hated each other and hadn't talked for years.

It was amazing to see the resemblance of Jess's sons to my great grandpa green. Almost identical. I loved looking at old pictures and books people had brought. I love family history. My heart is definitely turning to my fathers as Elijah foretold.

I just cannot explain in words what I felt that day. It was amazing and I am so grateful for family unity. Reunions are awesome, family is forever, and Fragile X has brought us all together.

More Good Things

Isaac is doing so well! He feeds himself crackers and small foods like a champ. He is refining his pincer skills as well. I still wonder if we need an Occupational Therapist. He can get up better from his back to sitting and is going from all fours to sitting more. Now he has started to pull himself up to kneeling position. Awesome. He is starting to eat more and more regular foods. He loves them! It makes more work and mess for me, but it is wonderful!
Through all of his accomplishments I have to remember to make a big deal when Amelia does something good, too. Often I think we make a huge deal when Isaac does something good, but Amelia needs just as much excitement and credit. She is also doing amazing things. Her puzzle, matching, and other skills are great. She draws with such ability, sings songs, understands so much, etc.
I am so blessed to have these two amazing children!