Sunday, December 2nd

It's amazing how the simple things become so significant. Tonight, after her shower, Isabel came downstairs and proudly announced, "Mommy blow dried my hair all by herself." Joanne was able to hold the blow dryer in her right hand. For the rest of us, this is no big deal, but for Joanne, this is huge. Now, Izzy's hair wasn't really all that dry, but the fact that Jo was able to do it at all was amazing. When we all sat down on the couch after this, Joanne proudly stated, "I am proud of the new dress.", which translates to, "I am so happy that I was able to dry Isabel's hair." Aside from the fact that Joanne keeps calling us all by the wrong names, her speech is coming along a little each day.