Can't help sharing this beautiful post from Enjoying the Small Things - Kelle Hampton
Nella...
Has 11 Barbies.
Wears 2 braids.
Knows the lyrics to 3 Taylor Swift songs.
Has 1 sister and 3 brothers.
She's visited 10 states in the U.S.
Says 2 bad words.
Can stack 15 blocks.
Finds and opens iPad apps in 1.5 seconds flat.
She changes her clothes 7 times a day.
Pedals her tricycle 2 blocks.
Walks another and makes me carry it back for 3.
She has sung "Let it Go" 328 times.
Nella has 5 grandpas.
3 grandmas.
6 stolen Shopkins, unbeknownst to her sister.
Can eat 100 pretzels in a row.
Knows 25 letters of the alphabet.
Forgets 1--Q is tricky, you know.
Nella is 5 years old.
Has 2 parents who love her so.
Makes us laugh 100 times a day.
Numbers can define us in so many ways.
3 copies of the 21st chromosome are just a tiny part.
Happy World Down Syndrome Awareness Day to 6 million people in the world who have it, millions more who love them and the 66,000 people who follow here--I hope you see what we see...that chromosomes, like age and laugh lines, ain't nothin' but a number. We celebrate the stories they hold. #lifewithDS
#sacredbeginnings
#sacredbeginningsSacredNeeds
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