The Girl With Curls Like A Halo Kicks Ass
Yesterday, our Early Intervention therapist came over to evaluate Amelia and for the first time I was pretty sure what she would find.
I was right:
My daughter is clearly an Evil Genius.
I have no doubt that in several years, when this is really all in our rear-view mirror, and she’s taking over the world from her bedroom, plotting and scheming, I’ll laugh when I remind myself that I ever thought that she might not kick the world’s ass.
I don’t pretend to understand how or why and honestly, at this moment, I’m still in shock. I cannot believe the statistical bullet that she dodged. I can only imagine that she was put on this earth to do Big Things.
As for now, my daughter is no longer in Early Intervention. She’s still eligible, thanks to her diagnosis, but she no longer needs the evaluations, so I had her therapist close her case. She never actually needed any therapies.
So look out, world, Amelia’s here and she’s ready to kick your ass if you stand in her way. Sweet as pie until you fuck with her, that’s my daughter, and don’t you forget it.
DAMN! The awesome!
She is clearly her mother’s daughter! Look at those eyelashes! Mimi, and Mea could have an eyelash war!
Strong genes you got there, Aint Bicky.
Way to go Amelia!!
So very happy for you and your family Becky!
You go girl!!!
Dude, I aspire to have an Evil Genius child. How can I acquire one? What did you eat when you were preggo?
I KNEW IT ALL ALONG. Go Mimi!
May I be smug for a moment?
*smug*
Thank you.
Aw yea! Ass slaps and David Lee Roth kicks all around!
Kick some ass, sweet baby girl! Your mamma (and your mamma’s friends) are counting on you!
Congrats on all of this. It gives me happy goosebumps to hear news so full of The Awesome.
This makes me smile. Her mind may be the mind of an evil genius, but that face can only bring good to the world. As a father to two amazing young women, we all celebrate with you.
*returns to lurking*
Brains, balls, and beauty-a formidable combination. Well done!
This makes me all wibbly. *sniffles*
“Sweet as pie until you fuck with her…”
Sounds just like her amazing mama. <3
Wooo! Way to go, champ!
I’m so proud of you and your daughter!! And she is just adorable too. Looks and smarts. She’s got it all!!
I will know where she came from when the news bulletin breaks: Amelia Kicks The World’s Ass !!!
Amazing. Amelia.
Amelia is fucking awsome! Maybe she can marry one of my boys and he can assist her with her rein. My youngest is pretty damn evil so he may be best suited for the job.
Seriously though, I am very happy for you and your fam.
Kids are resilient, inspiring little buggers. Go Amelia!
case closed. put that in your pipe and smoke it, bitches. fantastic news.
So fantastic! Go Amelia!
Thats SO awesome! Way to go Amelia!!
What a fabulous set of findings!! She is such a cutie!
~WM
Go Amelia Go!!! She and Gabe can join up to rule the world.
Can I get a W00T ??
(great news)
Wonderful news!
Fuck yeah, my daughter is awesome!!!
Wow! Smart girl! Nothing’s going to hold her down. 🙂
*Doing the Chicken Dance* <<Its a fun dance!
awesome! I love the first pic of her…clearly the evil wheels are turning already. Bwahahahahah
Impressive!
Mimi ROCKS
we bow in her general direction
Great news.
And she has already done big things for so many out there.
She is destined to do bigger things…so watch out world!
I love her.
She’s fierce just like her momma.
If only you’d had your miss 7 months earlier, she could have had chess battles with mine… They’d likely just try to eat the pieces, but it’d look super cute.
It would also display their world-dominating plans at work, as they masticate the proletariat, with no regard to their royalty.
Yay Amelia! She’s my superhero.
You go girl! Show that therapist who’s boss.
What a wonderful feeling — for someone else to confirm that she is as awesome as you think she is.
And love those curls!
OMG, look at her EYELASHES! What a beauty!
This is fantastic news–I’m so happy for you and your family! You go, Mimi! Keep kicking the world’s ass!
Wonderful news- she must take after her mother.
You go girl!! I bet you’re so excited and proud and beaming with excitement!!! Congratulations on doing such a good job with your daughter!!!
Amelia is ADORABLE!!
That is awesome. I have a little evil genius day care if you are interested.
Gorgeous and smart.
Yep. Teenagehood is gonna be a big ol’ pile of fun.
That is just the best news! What a great day for all of you!
So in, like, 10 years, you will be gushing over her straight A’s and you will be telling her, her story for the 457th time and she will be all, “Ohhhh Mother!”
That;s wonderful news and I’m sure, a huge relief to you all! Take some more cute pics and post please!!
Oh hells yes! Thats like the best birthday present ever, totally better than socks. Way to go Amelia and Becky, we knew you could do it! Now go take over the world Pinky & the Brain style.
Amelia, kicking ass and taking names.
I AM SO PROUD OF HER! and happy for you!!!
Such great news Bex! I can’t even imagine the heavy burden that has been lifted by that amazing evaluation!
Yoohoo! Go, Amelia, go!
That is FANTASTIC! I cannot wait to hear about big things!
Love it. That’s all.
Yea! and I LOVE that determined look at her face in the second photo! You go, Amelia!
Go, Amelia! AND she’s her mother’s daughter. Lookout world! Total rock star.
That’s fantastic. Fan-freaking-tastic. Congratulations? I’m not sure if that’s the right thing to say, but it certainly seems like an occasion worthy of a few balloons and a lot of fanfare.
that is great! You are right she is here to do big things! Watch out world
That’s amazing! Way to go Amelia!
Tell us something that would surprise us – who didn’t know already that Mimi was PERFECT????????? Hooray for Mimi!
Woo hoo!!! We know her genes are full of The Awesome!
After having a son teetering on the line of being on the spectrum, it’s such a relief to know that my daughter is typically developing. Granted, she did not have brain surgery, but I get how you feel on some level.
Girl wanted to be born, and clearly has big plans. So glad!
That is the awesome! I look forward to the boys being her minions someday
major ass-kicker there. watch out world, mimi is on the loose!
That’s wonderful news! Congratulations, Amelia!! And congrats to you, Aunt Becky, for making it through a harrowing year.
Hooray for Amelia! And so happy for you. Also, I will remember never to cross her 🙂
Your daughter is quite clearly full of The Awesome. Now she needs to develop her evil genius laugh, something along the lines of: mwahah. mwahahahaha. Or something.
Ha. She’s plotting to take over the world, and when she gets caught doing something she shouldn’t be doing, she’ll be all ‘But I had my brain coming out of my skull at birth – I can’t be held responsible!’ I see that look in her eye…
She’s beautiful, and I’m glad that she’s right where she’s supposed to be.
Oh how I love her!
Love that you could “fire” the early intervention people already! Just proves that awesomeness is genetic!
*eyes brimming* Damn Mimi, you kick ass. You’re my hero. Oh, and your mom is the shiznit, just don’t forget that part. 🙂
“Sweet & Petite” is just her disguise for badass.
Did you really expect any other result? She’s your spawn, after all.
EXCELLENT JOB, MIMI!
and she’s going to do battle with my son, who also, is too smart for the world’s good. Eventually, the two of them will destroy the world in tandem, and rule over the ashes of civilization.
She has already passed me, I’m 28 and my fine motor skills are that of a 10 month old.
I can’t stop smiling. That’s brilliant, Becky! Give your wonderful little girl a big hug from me (then throw in a couple of hugs for your adorable boys – I’ve been looking for an excuse!).
Congrats to you darling! Though I must admit Little Man’s early interventionists and speech therapists were like family to us for awhile, and I still greatly enjoy him attending public school years early for therapies (woohoo free daycare!)
Seriously, I’m so glad she’s caught up!
I’m so pleased for you all! And what a cutie she is!
Rock. ON.
Go Mimi!! I think you are right, Mimi will be ready to take on the world shortly! 🙂
I am absolutely skipping with joy to see this 🙂
Well done to all of you. She might not have had any actual therapies, but regardless of that it’s your skill as parents that has helped her developed so perfectly.
We have our session in February- I’m hoping against hope for the same result.
Rock on, Amelia!!! You should buy her one of those ridiculous world leader tshirts that crack me up. I’m considering buying one for my scrappy little 3 yr. old who was diagnosed with “failure to thrive” at 9 weeks, spent most of her first year in the hospital, and caused more worry for me than anything else in my life. She’s currently running around like a banshee in her superman costume. I LOVED telling our ECI therapists to go away when she was 13 months old. Happy day.
You can see Sarah (aka “Scrappy”) at http://www.stealingfrenchfries.blogspot.com
That is such great news! Isn’t it one of the best feelings to have someone say, “Case closed.”? I still get chills when my daughter’s neurologist said, “You are discharged from my care.”
Way to go, Aunt Becky and her little Mini Me!
OH HOLY WOW! How very exciting! I am so happy for all of you. Kick some major world butt, sweet girl.
She is so beautiful, and this news is so wonderful. Seriously, I’d let her kick my ass today if she wanted to.
That’s great! I’m so happy for you!
awesome news!
That is AWESOME news! I can imagine how over-joyed you must feel right now. Congrats to you, your family, and your Evil Genius – I definitely see potential for Evil Genius Greatness in the photos.
With those luciously long eyelashes, was there any doubt?!
P.S. Hooray for your most excellent news!
FABULOUS! So good to see when our kids excel beyond our expectations. Congrats!
tears of joy for you babe.
But if you tell ANYONE that I said anything but something smartarsed I will kick your arse. And get my Damn Emos to come and teach your baby girl a few things that will turn your pubic hair grey. Comprende?
WOOT! And an even bigger Woot!!! So happy for you!
MIMI ROCKS!!!
So so happy! I am sure that having an awesome and caring mother was a plus. Go Amelia!
That is SUCH great news, Becky! I am so happy for you and Amelia.
Those curls are going to take the US… scratch that…. the world by storm. (Insert evil chuckle here.)
Yay!
YAY Amelia!!!
Becks! You fantastic mama, you! See, you did think of the children! Well done, wee Mimi. Well done!
Mimi is awesome!!! I’m SO happy hearing how well she’s doing ~ it’s about time SOMEONE dodged that damn statistical bullet! I’m glad it’s your girl!
P.S. Please check out my blog. (You told me to remind you, so here I am, reminding!)
Why should this surprise anyone? : )
*fantastic*
Go Mimi, go mimi!! This is great news, thanks for shining your light for us Amelia 😉
Go Amelia, you cutie. Can Denis have your number?
That’s the best thing I’ve read all day!
Smooches to both of you!
Beautiful, and smart to boot. She’s gonna be a heartbreaker.
She’s going to stomp on hearts with her combat boots, I think.
Way to go, Mimi! Now give me those cheeks! *nom, nom, nom*
Rock on, Amelia!
She’s awesome!
Totally awesome news, though I’m not the least bit shocked.
Yay! So glad to hear that all is well! She is absolutely gorgeous.
I’m so very happy for you! There’s got to be no better news you’ll ever hear than this. Soak it in!
Well, duh. Of *course* she’s brilliant!
I love the curls, but those eyelashes… wowee! Just gorgeous, too!
Wow! Hooray Amelia! *hugs* to y’all for the awesome news!
Great news. Go Amelia!
Girls with curls all kick ass. Just let me know when she needs product. She’s damned lucky. In 1985 there was no product and we just had to suffer through the tenors in Chamber choir all calling us “Brillo Pad” and throwing stuff into our hair to see if it would really stay there until the bell rang. Sorry I’ve been gone for so long, Aunt Becky. Your curly haired gal’s doing us proud. xoxo
Go, evil genius!!! She’s wonderful. Well, so are you, so she would have to be wonderful.
That’s fantastic!
Congratulations! Yes, someday you will be amazed that anyone ever thought she was delayed–when you are preoccupied with trying to delay her growing up by just a little bit.
Yay, Amelia! Congratulations on your beautiful, healthy angel girl!! She is gonna end up more beautiful and smarter than all of her peers, mark my words!