I didn't cry. Everyone warned me I would cry, but I think I was too busy trying to unfold Evie's walker and help Erick with her wheelchair, and forgot to be emotional about dropping off Evie on her first day of preschool. Evie didn't even notice that I left. She saw kids playing with trains, and I plopped her down on the rug and left. I kissed her goodbye and she didn't even blink. She was too busy looking at the trains. The preschool coordinator came to meet us, and took over, and that was that. We left our precious cargo in SCHOOL! One of the moms introduced herself in the hallway. She said that her kids were told about Evie before she came, and they were all excited to have her there. That meant so much to me. Evie actually has a Rifton chair that has a picture of her on the back so that other kids don't take her chair. Rifton chairs provide more support for a kid who needs more support to sit for long periods of time. ...
While sharing our journey with Down Syndrome, we want to help other parents with our experiences, as well as spread awareness about what it means to have Down Syndrome (spoiler: it means great things!).