Babies with Down Syndrome are often signifigantly delayed when it comes to meeting all of those baby milestones. It is hard as a mom to see other babies around my daughter’s age and not say “oh she/he’s crawling, talking, standing etc.” Little Miss will be 7 months old and has just mastered the art of holding her head up while on her belly and rolling over from back to tummy and tummy to back. She is doing really well for a baby with down syndrome according to the Physical Therapist, but it is still really hard. I sit and think when will she crawl, when will she stand, when she will walk. I know that she is doing the best that she can for a little baby who has been through all that she has been through. She will do all the things that other babies do, just in her own time. A friend sent me this creed that put it all in perspective for me.
Down Syndrome Creed
My face may be different But my feelings the same I laugh and I cry And I take pride in my gains I was sent here among you To teach you to love As God in the heavens Looks down from above To Him I’m no different His love knows no bounds It’s those here among you In cities and towns That judge me by standards That man has imparted But this family I’ve chosen Will help me get started For I’m one of the children So special and few That came here to learn The same lessons as you That love is acceptance It must come from the heart We all have the same purpose Though not the same start The Lord gave me life To live and embrace And I’ll do it as you do But at my own pace