Why do they die and why is it good news for me

So Shannon has watched Disney movies for a long time.....you know how either the mother or the father always die (what is that about truely).....so this morning Shannon is watching Bolt (I have never seen it so couldn't tell ya about it) and I come in the room and Shannon is just balling her eyes out.....sobbing.....she says "Mommy Bolt died"....just sobbing....now I know this is normal....but for shannon this is huge...She is not one to really connect with her emotions.  And there is more...she is doing the monkey bars and a climbing wall when 6 months ago she could even pull her self up in the tree....she is putting full complete stories together.  Even strangers are (somewhat) understand what she is saying....I know these seem like little things, but trust me they are huge for us...it means there is starting to be a balance in the brain.  Small but giant steps.  Keep dying Disney characters, we are crying our eyes out over here....

What is in the gum?

Sooooo  bubble gum....oh my god what a disaster bubble gum is in my home.  Mcgoo loves gum, loves gum..but god what it does to the poor little girl.  She was a nut case tonight, but I am teaching her that it is the gum that is doing it to her.....How can something so simple send her over the edge .  She is trying so hard.. the poor pet....so young and so tortured ...tortured by gum....

Crazy 8

Can you do a crazy "8".....So the doctor says that to stimulate the right side of her brain she needs to do some excersises.  She needs to do a figure "8" and follow it multiple times.  She has not been able to do this up until now......but this morning WE HAVE SUCCESS.  I know it seems like it should be simple but for her it is a struggle.  Like alot of things for Shannon it is the simple things that are a struggle for her.....god it was amazing.....she made it look like she had been doing it forever....when only recently she couldn't do it....It looks like we are making progress, finally a small sign.. a little something to keep me going...to make me feel like I really am heading in the right direction.....who knew it would be in the shape of a crazy 8...