The most fun thing about this birthday.......

......is that Ecrissa is anticipating it!!!! In the past, she has not had the cognitive skills to fully understand what her birthday was all about, understand days, months, or time in general to grasp that she was going to have another birthday or that it was coming.


This year is different. She has been talking about her birthday for about 2 weeks. She keeps asking when it is, singing (signing) the song, and for the past couple of days telling everyone that it is her birthday! This is such a fun thing for me to watch! Such a confirmation of her overall growth over the past year!


One of the "family traditions" that I started when we got home from Haiti was that for every holiday I decorate the table. We have a calendar on the wall with various explanations, with pictures and signs, of the holiday's of the month and the kids put up the number each day. The day of the holiday, after the kids go to bed, I decorate the table for that holiday. It helps to cement into Ecrissa's brain that this day is special. She got out of bed and saw me get a couple of things and so she is now so super excited because she KNOWS that her special day is tomorrow and that the table will be just for her in the morning! I look forward to sharing her day with her tomorrow!


Ecrissa's Birthday Table!

The reminder by the calendar with her birthdate, signs and pictures to help her learn about her birthday and other holidays!



Our "MAY" calendar! Very busy month! It doesn't always look this chaotic!


Hopefully Ecrissa sleeps tonight amid all of this excitement!!!! Looking forward to a great 8th birthday with my little princess!

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