12.3.12 Chocolate Cake Soup

The questions that people ask about Aimee when we are out in public are pretty few. Most people tend to look away or try to watch out of the corner of their eye. You can always tell when someone has had a relationship with a special needs person, because they aren't embarrassed to look me in the eye.

Kids on the other hand ask all kinds of questions or just plain stare. They ask why we haven't taught her to talk or walk. They wonder why she drools or rubs her hands together. They are usually very curious about the hearing aids. I love these kids. I love their blunt wonderings and curiosity. It isn't awkward to be asked questions. Honestly I feel like Aimee is more valued when others are curious then when they purposefully don't look.

My favorite though are the ones who treat Aimee like another kid. A girl at church recently asked if Aimee was allowed to go to sleepovers. My little 18 month old nephew just goes to her and tickles her feet. Our 4 year old niece asks her to play games and pushes Aimee in her chair down the hallway to show off her bedroom. The kids at school bring her toys to play with or help her do puzzles. And last night, we were all about to have dessert, my nephew asked if we could make chocolate cake soup for Aimee to eat. These little gestures make my heart so glad, so thankful for the simple view that Aimee is just another kid.

After school today we took Aimee down children's to meet with orthopedics. She had a spinal x-ray to see how her scoliosis is progressing. She currently has a 26% curve in her spine (see below picture of the x-ray). There isn't much they can do to correct or even to help prevent scoliosis from worsening. We will just continue to monitor it and hope that it never gets to the point of surgical intervention (typically considered around 50%).

We also met with the doctor who corrected her club feet. He is still very pleased with how they look and sees no signs of regression.