In honor of Courtney turning 10 soon, I’m going to spend the last 9 days of her single digit days posting memories of each year.

Year 6…

The start of this year was so tough. I will actually say the first few months gave me PTSD. Just around her birthday she started having these full blown meltdowns that included screaming in pain. She would bird herself so hard that it left bruises for days. So many dr appointments that lead us to know answers until after 3 months where one dr finally said…severe constipation. Such a tough phase, but we got through it.

We took another magical trip to Disney World. This time we celebrated Christmas there. So many priceless moments as she met some of her favorite characters.

That year she finished her 3rd and last year of preschool. It was such a bittersweet moment to see her finish her last Duckling Dash and say goodbye to those who helped her grow so much in just 3 years.

You could also tell that Alyssa was starting to catch on that Courtney was different then her. She loved helping Courtney with things.

My beautiful, energetic, Brown Bear loving sweetheart was growing up fast.