Born on Aug. 29th 2004 to Dan and Amy Knight at about 9:00 p.m. in the American Fork Hospital. She is the 3rd child in the family.
Lacy came sliding into this world with ease. Her mother was in no pain with contractions after getting to the hospital and having an epidural. The nurse had left the room and said that Lacy would probably not be born for about another hour. Soon after she left the room Amy felt nauseated and had to throw up. When she was done she heard a little gurgle coming from under the sheet so she lifted up the sheet and there was Lacy. “She’s here!! She’s here!!” Amy cried, and Dan ran down the hall to get the nurse and the doctor. When Dan returned with them, he pointed to the bed and said, “She’s right there” The doctor gave him a hard time and said, “Where else would she be?”
Dr. Lawrence and her nurse were a little embarrassed about not being there to deliver Lacy, but went right to work taking care of her and Amy.
Being born with a congenital heart defect and Down Syndrome kept Lacy in the hospital for 2 weeks. She was also 3 weeks early. She spent her days hooked up to a lot of monitors and wires and had to be fed with an NG tube through her nose until she was strong enough to eat on her own. Her cardiologist visited her in the hospital and decided she could go home on oxygen full time and would have open heart surgery when she was 6 months old or at least 12lbs. She was only 5lbs and 10oz when she was born.
She had lots of visits from her older brothers Tyson and Luke while she was in the hospital and many other loved ones after she got home. When she was in the hospital they sometimes put her in an incubator crib to help get her temperature up. One time when Luke was visiting he asked, “Is that her cage”.
Lacy was a very mellow baby and hardly ever cried or made a noise. She is extra soft and floppy and felt as if she were a little baby doll. She had to be woken up sometimes to get her to eat and we had to double her calories to help her grow. She was so sweet and won the hearts of many people. She started receiving services from the community right after she was born. Up with Downs, a support group for parents and families with children with Down Syndrome came to our house to see us right away. They brought information and encouragement to us and showed us pictures and stories of children born with Down Syndrome in our area. They also told us about different activities and social gatherings they sponsored. Also people from Kids on the Move, an early intervention program came to our house to meet Lacy and teach us how we can help her move along in her development. She had 3 different therapists from the program come and help her once a month for the first three years of her life. We attended play groups once a week at their facility in Orem with other cute kids Lacy’s age who had all kinds of special needs. Lacy loved going and being around the other kids. We had to make sure that she didn’t pull hair when she was 2-3. She loved to do this to the other kids and moms in the group.
Lacy started walking when she was 2yrs and a few months. Her Aunt Karen taught her how to say “Moo” like a cow when she was about 1 1-2 yrs. When she first started to crawl she did what looked like an army crawl on her tummy and before that she rolled to get around. She has a great laugh and knows some sign language and loves everyone. She goes to Special Needs pre-school and loves it. Lacy makes her dad’s day everyday. She is usually sitting at the kitchen bar when he gets home and totally freaks out with excitement when she hears the garage door go up. She yells, “Dad, Dad, Daddy” until he gets in the house. She loves to torture her little sister Lindsy and wrestle with her brothers. She loves music and loves to dance around the house.
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