Loving

You Are Loving:
You understand, though, that love means more than hearts and flowers and candy and pretty words. Love may be enough to move mountains, but it helps if you push too.

Loving your child with special needs means working, fighting, struggling, advocating, teaching, training, modifying, guessing, trying, trying again, analyzing, modifying, accommodating, managing, seeking, pursuing, researching, realizing all the many many things you need to do to help your child and making sure they're done.

There may be hugs and kisses and thank yous and ruffly cards and candy hearts along the way, or there may be frustration and isolation and heartache. But your love is stronger than all of that. And somehow, some way, your child will love you for it.
Terri Mauro
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Being that yesterday was the V-day I found this particular note timely. We are getting more "love yous" and kisses from S. Her daddy being in a plow for two nights in a row is making her run to his room in the morning screaming "I need give you a kiss". It DOES put the lion to rest, that's for sure. :-)

She was all excited the other day because I had gotten her valentine candy corn (one of her very favorites) I got all kinds of "thank you Mommys".

Rex is being "loved" almost to death. But every time he's put down he doesn't run - so I figure - he deserves it. She carries him around all over and she decides what it is he wants to do ie: eat, be brushed, play, etc. Brushing is funny to watch. She goes against the grain of his hair. Most animals I know don't care for this - he almost seems to be in a trance. I do believe this guy found us - just for S.