9 YEARS
9 years I woke up and Mummy was singing to me.. it’s my HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Well I thought it was Happy until I found out I was 9. Yes 9.. I want to be 8 or well 10 but not 9. I told her no I didn’t want to be 9. But she said I had to be 9 for 1 year. That is a long time…. We went downstairs and she let me open a present .. she said I had to wait to open the rest with Daddy today so he can watch. Mummy let me miss school today so I could go to the fire graduation and be there for all the recruits that I got to watch go thru the academy .. they are my new fire family!!! Miss AnnaLee was there and we sat by her . I was able to hang out with everyone and take pictures afterwards they were all dressed up nicely in uniform .. We even took a family picture since we are rarely all dressed nicely.. I just had my fire shirt on but that is fine I was dressed up for me , because I normally wear my Buc-ee shirts everywhere but will allow them to make me wear a Fire shirt. After the awards mummy took me to Icharo to get my noodles.. Date / birthday dinner with my noodles.. yummy such a good day minus being 9.. I got home and talked her into letting me open one more present.. I got some new dancing and singing toys .. they are funny… She got me a cake and Grandma bought some yummy brisket for us to take to the firehouse so I can open presents . Mummy wouldn’t let me open or eat cake until we eat.. ugh.. then they got a call.. Life as a firekid! But they came back not too long… and we ate cake and I opened my presents.. I was so excited when they sang happy birthday.. Until again they reminded me I am 9…. Ugh.. can I be 8 for another year .. We went home and Lisa and Miss Kyrstin came over with Elouise and they brought me a present and did more cake and birthday with me. And Miss Lisa worked one of my new puzzles with me that I got for my birthday.. I love puzzles now b/c Grandma was working puzzles so now I want to. I got a lot of puzzles for my birthday and I have really enjoyed putting them together each day. Mummy even helps some. She doesn’t really like puzzles but she helps me with them anyway. . I love the BIG ones!!! Saddle up Miss Stephanie brought me a really neat white chocolate bear and it goes in the water to make hot chocolate … I don’t want to eat him but sat him by the machine that makes hot chocolate b/c it is where he belongs… I am doing really well on my horse . I am able to hold steady now and hold my hands up and do some movements and not lose my balance.. I love riding a lot. They have been letting me trot more now and I am able to reach and do my 2 point a lot better than ever before.. they say I have grown a lot this year. I really love riding and boomer is amazing… I am also doing better steering and helping boomer know where he is supposed to go with me directing better with my reigns. I truly love to go to school and learn. Things have been a little different since I got home and I really miss Mr. Greg, he has been helping another class that needed some help. I miss him helping me but understand that I have to share him.. Its hard to share .. REALLY hard.. But I am doing great with Katie.. and I am adapting.. I love to learn and know all my teachers love to help me learn. Miss Ashleigh, Miss Brittany and Miss Thorah love me.. They all take care of me and want me to grow… I love Officer Liberty.. he is soooo much fun got to school and he was dressed in a pink pig outfit .. how funny… but he is always doing things to make us all laugh… I say hi to him every single morning and when I miss a morning it messes with my day .. he gets me moving.. but I don’t want mummy talking just me.. Miss Brittany tried to get me to stick my hand in a pumpkin one day.. that was absolutely a NO I told her “I want help” and stuck her hand in it.. I would much rather watch that happen …. I want no part of touching that!!! I love Miss Katie.. she is becoming one of my favorites as well. its so hard to pick a favortie I love them all. I have a GREAT school!!! We are playing baseball on Saturdays.. I missed a few while we were in Texas but so much fun. This is one of my favorite things and I get to have 2 creekwood students help me. They are girls… I love the girls.. Mummy says I am a big flirt… I am doing better at batting but it is still a little tricky but I do manage to hit it and off we all run!!! HOME RUN LIAM.. they all say.. GO GO GO .. I get so exited!! Daisy isn’t staying at the house much like she used to but she comes over and we do puzzles together.. I really love puzzles and love when someone does it with me.. I get so excited when we match a piece. Uncle Tim got me a Rocket in Texas and I got another one for my birthday so we took them outside and flew them all over the place. Daisy was running and grabbing them and we were letting them take off. it was so much fun. they were landing everywhere.. on the trampoline .. One time it went almost to the neighbors house and sissy landed one in the pool.. Mummy and Daisy played in the front yard with all the leaves.. I watched out the front door but wasn’t so sure I wanted to play in that… BUT was fun to watch. We had church this weekend and everyone was so happy to see me.. There was a new person that wanted to get Baptized.. I want to get Baptized. Well I want Mr. Incredible to be baptized and my polar bears .. they all need to be baptized. I was at the pulpit with Pastor Blunt and he allowed me to hijack the service and hang out and talk In the microphone. Everyone thought it was funny.. After church I was ready to go so 1st lady Blunt brought us some food later that evening and came and hung out with me. It was neat to have her and Pastor come visit me at the house so they could see my room and things I do .. I can be more silly when I am home.. When I do speech with Miss Hilary I am still being very silly and goofy I like to make her laugh and when I play she tries to redirect me to work but I just giggle b/c it is so much fun. Miss Elizabeth is still working to try to get me to ride a bike and is talking about graduating me from PT .. mummy is worried about it b/c she worries I will lose my strength .. I worry I will have to work harder at home if I don’t go.. So we are not at a total agreement on what is going to happen there.. I am still doing advanced music therapy in the mornings and I truly feel it helps me to focus at school if I miss a day I feel very off and not very organized. I love my routine and love the music a lot … Mummy still makes me use my Galileo and we do some balancing, planking and reaching .. she tries to keep me going forward not backward.. But sometimes I just want to play with my polar bears. My Uncle Steven is awesome about making more polar bear, I send him or grandma orders for things and they just appear ... it's like magic!! We went to Saddle up and mummy had me try the igallop. She was thinking that would be a good idea for if we drop PT.. I am not sure that is good idea but sure I will adapt if I have to… We had our last Baseball game and it was award day. I got a neat medal … Wish it lasted longer but grateful I have Pals Baseball and bowling.. We went Bowling with Miss Brittany and family it was fun.. we bowled one game had pizza and just hung out and had a fun night out with friends.. I do well with one game but was over it after that one . Sunday we got to church a little late .. sometimes getting us all together seems to take longer than mummy plans.. But we walked in and Daisy and Trista were up in the front dancing I thought it was so funny. I was jumping and dancing in the pew … love praise and worship. Bubba came over and helped getting my hair cut , mummy wanted it cut before the meeting with the State Reps.. I have to make a good impression she says.. Well that is fine but I am wearing a Buc-ee shirt.. That will make a. Good impression.. Everyone loves Buc-ee anyway.. Mummy let me stay home from school today b/c we are going to the STATE CAPITOL in Tennessee to talk to Mary Littleton our state Rep and some other people to try to get help for our insurance to pay for my therapy. As of right now we are having to pay for all of my therapy b/c they only allowed me 20 PT 20 OT and 20 Speech but apparently they said I am not allowed to even have speech.. WELL I wonder what would qualify for speech help.. I try to talk I do but getting words to come out saying what I am trying to say doesn’t happen . I really wish my words sound like they did in my head but they don’t I want so badly for everyone to understand me . Not sure why my insurance doesn’t think I deserve to have help to talk and communicate. It is very frustrating when people don’t understand me. Meeting all the nice people in the room they all seemed to want to help me. I was so lucky to meet them all .. There was a lot of really nice people offering things to daddy and mummy to maybe help get me some help. I think we have tried some of it but I think they are having her do some things to try to get me more help .. not sure what it all is b/c I don’t understand all the adult lingo sometimes.. just like they don’t understand my words .. I think adults need communication help sometimes.. .. I was a little late to my party … Daddy fell asleep and mummy called me on FaceTime telling me all my friends were waiting so I went upstairs and said dada dada .. and off we go to the gym..Can’t miss my party.. I was super excited when I walked and SANTA WAS THERE!! BEST Birthday present ever.. My best friend Gavin and Danielle and Larry and Jaxon all came too.. I spent a lot of time with Santa he truly gets me .. he ate with me and talked to me and showed me pictures. We walked around and he sat down in a chair and told a story about the North Pole and his elves to all the kids that came to our party.. He gave everyone toys and cups. It was so fun. Kade and I had everyone sing happy birthday and we had candles.. Kade had lots of light up stuff and I had my favorite Buc-ee although I like polar bears and Santa a lot too… I got some cool puzzles and Gavin got me more blow ups going to be so excited to get them all up.. I might have to put them all up myself when mummy is busy .. she will be like Liam. I want them all in the house but she said they are for our yard.. well it is cold out there and they need to be inside where I can watch them go up and down.. .. Danielle got me a lot of them for my birthday .. I am excited to see them all up.. Been working on my two point and trotting at saddle up.. I love to trot.. I am back on Toby lately and I LOVE Toby.. but missing my boomer and Rita as well. I get whomever isn’t tired since I wear them out they have to be careful.. I love taking my tack back to the shelf I show Ms Stephanie where everything belongs and where all of the horses stuff goes.. I know all of their names and help her to remember.. I am working my puzzles as often as possible I love puzzles a lot right now. Got quite a few for my birthday and some are hard but I am getting the hang of them all. Even the complicated ones.. Thanksgiving we didn’t do anything on Thanksgiving day just hung out around the house I worked some puzzles and mummy and I had breakfast for dinner.. :) Friday after Thanksgiving was GREAT we went to Buc-ees and I saw Dane and got a new jacket for the colder days we are having.. I want Buc-ee only clothing.. except my pants and I get those from mum friend Cynthia love my moon pants.. Daddy was at the firehouse working so I got him some new PJ’s and mum so we can all match. I like matching …. I always say on my talker same! This month was busy but nice.. Lots of home time , therapy of course … what is a week without traveling to Franklin or Nashville for therapy… When daddy takes me we do chick-fil-a. And mummy lets me pick… I normally want sonic for tea and a extra long coney.. she wants canes normally and I will let her get me bread but still want sonic so we go two places one for me and one for her! Hopefully December moves as fast as November b/c I can’t wait for Christmas!! Love you all. Liam www.runwithliam.org Facebook: Run with Liam (group) Insta: Kleefstra Run with Liam Tik Tok: Kleefstra Run with Liam