Speak Your Mind

Riley survived the first week of school! She did better then I did, I think. She still cries when her teacher starts wheeling her away to her classroom. Which completely devastates me each day. But they keep insisting that she is a smiley, happy girl even before she gets to the Special Needs wing. Even though that is so hard for me, the hardest part of all this is that I can't hear from Riley herself on how her day went! I can't ask her a million questions, like I do Keagan, about what she did, what she liked, who she played with.

Oh how I wish this girl could talk!!!

During our TCH Miracle Kid video shoot, the interviewer asked me if he was granting wishes, what I would wish for Riley. I didn't even hesitate. As she sat in her pink wheelchair, unable to walk, I knew my wish would be for her to talk! I would LOVE to hear what she wants and needs. What she likes and dislikes. What she thinks is funny. Or what questions she has for me. I ache to hear her say "momma".

We have our own little language down between her and I. Its composed of cries, grunts, babbles, eye gazes and gestures. But it is so much more difficult and insufficient then I would like. It is clear to me that there is so much going on in that little mind behind those beautiful green eyes! I just long to hear it all!

For now I will have to take what I can get. I will have to hear Riley's voice in her amazing infectious laugh, her body language and in our little language we've created. But we will practice everyday and attend every speech therapy session we can. And I will never give up hope on one day hearing that "momma!"