Cookie Cutter.

Okay my dear friend and I found ourselves saying this term more than once.
"cookie cutter."
"Our kids are not cookie cutter and that's A-Okay."
Both our children are Receptive-Expressive.

We know the hard up's and down's but we don't give up.
We are our own self-proclaimed "Mommy Warriors."
Here that Miss. Winfrey, there are tons of us EVERYWHERE!

And it brings me to this.

Just because our kids are not "Cookie Cutter" doesn't mean they can't achieve it all.

While watching a football game with my hubby and father-in-law I heard something that made me do a double take and make my ears grow ten times larger!
I had to soak in all the info I was hearing.

A NFL quarterback, Nate Davis who has such a severe learning disorder was there, right there playing NFL ball.
This non-cookie cutter guy is a pro player.
He learned his plays by looking at special pictures.
I was floored....PICTURES!!!
How many of us are doing that like right now with our kids!?
WOW! That could be any one of our babies.
OUR BABIES!!!

Okay so your reading this thinking...ppfffttt.
I don't want an NFL player.
Well he/she can be a doctor, diagnostician, lawyer.....anything!

That's what I tell Z & E everyday.
They can do anything!!
I constantly tell them "Your brain is so wonderful...I love your brain!"

I get those toothy grins and you know, they know it. They know they have it, they just need a little extra "pictures" to look at to help them along the way.

Here's the link if you want to read more.
And mom's and Pop's don't give up, work with them, they will surprise you.

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/09/03/49ers-qb-nate-davis-embraces-his-learning-disability-earns-nfl/