Christmas part 2: loving accessories, Croatian pasta, daycare presents and new books this year #emiliaann

Christmas part 1: Emilia still doesn’t care about Christmas or opening gifts, but had some great family time and fun #emiliaann #thirdchristmas #almostabigsister

She was having so much fun playing fetch with herself #emiliaann

When your sibling hasn’t arrived yet, you make friends with mirror baby! She sure had a lot to say to them this morning. I need a translate button! #emiliaann #mirrorbaby

I think it’s safe to say this girlie thoroughly enjoyed her first Port Hope Candlelight Walk. Really, it’s all her favourite things - being outside, music, lights, people!

Emilia’s first Santa Claus parade. She was mesmerized by everything and waved at some of the characters. Bag pipers were not her favourite 😆 the pink snowsuit she’s wearing is 4-6 months and it’s her 3rd winter wearing it (not for much longer). Our little pink marshmallow was so happy and content 🎅 #emiliaann #newcastlesantaclausparade

Don’t we all wish we could nap this hard?! #emiliaann

Wish I knew what she was trying to tell me 💖

Day 30 - me. While this is closer to the sign for “my,” we are trying to get Emilia to show us when she wants something herself. She will sometimes do this if we ask her if she needs to use the potty, so it’s definitely something we are continuing to work on. Here is a link to “me” and “my:” https://youtu.be/Kv7mxrlu1aM?si=khSk0piVtGtWxBjY #emiliaann #signlanguage #downsyndromeawareness💙💛

“From the minute we received Emilia’s diagnosis, I knew I wanted to search high and low for a doll that resembled her. When I learned that Miniland made dolls with Down syndrome, I immediately ordered one for her 1st birthday. While she’s only 2 and doesn’t truly understand how special she is and how important it is for her to have dolls like these that look like her and her Lucky friends, we do. She loves giving them kisses and hugs and I can’t wait for her to grow up with them. The ability to see my daughter represented in her dolls is magical to me. She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s going to do amazing things. Being able to explore and share toys with her friends that include features more than just her hair and eye colour is going to show how much she belongs. We cannot thank Miniland enough for recognizing just how perfect our girl and all her lucky few friends are!”- Deanna, Emilia’s mom @deannaquinn07 Thank you for sharing your daughter with all of us, sentiments like yours are the reason why we create a diverse collection of dolls. #Miniland #MinilandUSA #Minilanddolls #Downsyndromeawareness #DownsyndromeAwarenessMonth #learnthroughplay #diversity #inclusion #kindness #diversityandinclusion

Day 29 - loud. Emilia doesn’t really care about loud noises like she used to. Loud sudden laughs (mostly by women) is still not a favourite sound of hers. She loves the vacuum and the ice machine, but recognizes they are both loud and will cover her ears. While not the actual sign, we clearly know what she’s telling us. ASL for loud: https://youtu.be/rRYBAEOg6lw?si=M_tZGNFPrCDjXt1B #emiliaann #signlanguage #downsyndromeawareness💙💛