Ok, I saw this dress and I just had to get it for Delanie - I mean, this is why I love having a daughter! And, I was determined that Delanie would get her 18 month photos in her little pumpkin dress, holding her Halloween pumpkin. Let's talk about the 18 month photos for a minute...These are the first professional photos Delanie has had since she's been a walker. For her 12 month photos, she was simply a crawler. When she began crawling up the steps at Meredith, it was just so stinkin' cute, we took pictures of her crawling. Photo sessions are a whole different ball game now that she is walking. First, we waited over an hour, so Delanie was antsy when her time finally came. The photographer helped me set the stage with a white chair, the pumpkin and some fall flowers and leaves. We asked Delanie to sit down so we could get the perfect 18 month photo, she said, "NO!" Then, we grabbed her and sat her down, only to have her get up and run away... Then, she insisted on this bright red rocker. Try to picture this green, blue and orange dress, a giant orange pumpkin and a RED rocker! Needless to say, we spent a lot of time fighting with a toddler in a pumpkin dress, before it was time to change her into her second outfit. And the second set of pictures came out perfectly. So, just humor me here with these photos from our personal camera!
Delanie is a huge fan of the PBS show, "Signing Times." In fact, to date, it is really the only show she has watched, outside of football. She knows 15-25 signs
as a result, and I am convinced it really helps her vocabulary. The characters, Alex, Leah and Rachel were in Raleigh for a Downs Syndrome fundraiser. We were so lucky to meet them and get a picture with them! Rachel, the mom, has two kids with special needs and came up with this idea orginally as a way to educate friends and family about communicating with her deaf daughter, Leah. She has a great voice, and sings so great original songs. And live, she was a little less PBS-hokey and a little more real-mom. We also found out that they were pulled from PBS because they have no corporate sponsor and can no longer afford to fund the tv show themselves. This was extremely disappointing news to us. The website is http://www.signingtime.com/ for anyone who is interested in learning more. It was very neat seeing my 18 month old daughter react to the concert like she was a 12 year old at Jonas Brothers, though! She was very excited and animated, and was signing with Rachel. And, we continue to sing some of the songs we heard that day.
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Very cool about the signing...I taught my son some of the signs. they helped alot before he could talk.
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