Never lamenting that your child is growing up too fast.
Cringing when strangers ask if you child is walking/talking yet.
Celebrating the small things.
Seeing beauty that you couldn’t before.
Knowing which hospital has the best emergency room.
Getting an amateur medical degree.
Bittersweet birthdays.
Getting really good at dealing with stares.
Using acronyms with ease—CT, MRI, PT, OT, ST, IEP, HIE, CP, etc.
Hoping for the best, but planning for the worst.
Realizing you were wrong about things.
Changing your priorities.
Learning that you were never really in control.
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