JennyG
Proud to wear Ears!
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to share a story with you all about DS4's time with Mickey and Minnie last November.
It was his second time to see them up close and in person... the first time he was just a year old and didn't really understand.
We were waiting at the Judges Tent to see them. We weren't sure if he would recognize them or be scared. All I knew was if he was okay, I wanted to get a picture without his walker as I knew he wouldn't be something he would always have. I thought it would look award in the picture and wasn't sure Mickey and Minnie would know what to do with it. So, I told the CM to set it over to the side.
DS can hear and understand everything we say to him but does not speak many words. He uses sign language for most communication. DH was doing the sign for Mickey Mouse to our son as we were next in line to see them. Mickey saw this and stopped what he was doing with his current family and came over to DS and started signing! He and Minnie were all into it... DS loved it! They spent a good 5 minutes communicating with him and taking pictures. Towards the end I was getting anxious and thought we had spent enough time and probably needed to let the next family go. Minnie "told" me to wait... and wanted to put DS's walker in the picture. She knew what to do with it and where to pose. You could tell they were so proud of him.
I didn't realize what had happened until we were walking out. I cried for a good 15min... thought that was the most magical moment for not only DS but myself. When we got home I was so thrilled to see the photographer had gotten a picture of Minnie signing "friend" with Enzo between her and Mickey.
Just wanted to share a story with you all about DS4's time with Mickey and Minnie last November.
It was his second time to see them up close and in person... the first time he was just a year old and didn't really understand.
We were waiting at the Judges Tent to see them. We weren't sure if he would recognize them or be scared. All I knew was if he was okay, I wanted to get a picture without his walker as I knew he wouldn't be something he would always have. I thought it would look award in the picture and wasn't sure Mickey and Minnie would know what to do with it. So, I told the CM to set it over to the side.
DS can hear and understand everything we say to him but does not speak many words. He uses sign language for most communication. DH was doing the sign for Mickey Mouse to our son as we were next in line to see them. Mickey saw this and stopped what he was doing with his current family and came over to DS and started signing! He and Minnie were all into it... DS loved it! They spent a good 5 minutes communicating with him and taking pictures. Towards the end I was getting anxious and thought we had spent enough time and probably needed to let the next family go. Minnie "told" me to wait... and wanted to put DS's walker in the picture. She knew what to do with it and where to pose. You could tell they were so proud of him.
I didn't realize what had happened until we were walking out. I cried for a good 15min... thought that was the most magical moment for not only DS but myself. When we got home I was so thrilled to see the photographer had gotten a picture of Minnie signing "friend" with Enzo between her and Mickey.