Siblings

 I have mostly kept this blog space about our youngest child, Susie. However, she has 2 older siblings a brother Sam who is 12 and a sister Sally who is 10. There is a 5.5 year difference between Sally and Susie, and 7.5 between Sam and Susie. They have always been so good her and have helped since the day she came home. 

For a long time, Sam and Sally were not aware that Susie was behind in her communication skills. They have always found her quirky actions funny and are her biggest fans. 

Once Susie started school, we had to explain to them why she couldn't go to the preschool in Hamilton. They began to notice that Susie was behind her peers and they started to ask questions. They have witnessed me have moments of sadness and they too pray for the day she can call them by name. They so badly want her to talk that sometimes they think she says things that nobody else hears. 

They don't understand that Susie might not ever talk or that her communication might always look different. They continue to support her, do puzzles with her, snuggle her, wrestle her, and overall just love her. They also love to give her piggy back rides down the hall. 

Susie's relationship with her siblings is refreshing to see. She doesn't have to talk to them, they know what she needs and wants. They know she loves them and they know how to make her laugh! They also know when she plays with their toes, it means that she loves them. 

They insist on getting her in and out of her school van. They greet her at the door when she gets home each afternoon. They get her drinks, snacks, and help give her baths. They are desperately trying to help potty train her. Oftentimes making her sit on the potty when nobody has asked them to. They never forget to get her a snack at Casey's and will give up their own sand-which or piece of pizza if she wants a bite (that's a big sacrifice for Sally).