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Personal History #6 - Lacy Jessica Knight

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.

Personal History #5 - Lindsy Paige Knight

Born April 27th 2006 to Dan and Amy Knight in the American Fork Hospital at about 3:00 p.m. She is the 4th child in the family.

Linsdy was born with red hair like her sister Lacy. She was almost named Tess. Her parents didn’t decide on her name or how to spell it until they had to fill out papers in the hospital just before taking her home.

She was a good baby and started to smile earlier then normal. When she was just 5 months old she went on her first plane ride. Her mom and Dad took her to Boston with them. Her friend Ryan Wakefield also got to go with his parents. They paled around together through the streets of Boston, to Paul Reveer’s house, through the Sleepy Hollow cemetery, and layed next to Louisa May Alcott’s grave for a picture. Every where they went people had to look at she and Ryan and say how cute and wonderful they were.

Lindsy loves to play with her brothers and sister and doesn’t want to go to bed if they aren’t going to bed. She loves shoes and has to wear them all the time. She is the best eater of the family and would eat cookies all day if she could.

She also gets real excited when her dad comes home from work at night. On Sunday at church she sometimes escapes from her mother to go sit on her Dad’s lap while he is sitting on the stand with the Bishop. She likes to go to nursery now and hasn’t bitten anyone yet. She gives good hugs and kisses and loves her Grandparents dog. He is a nice dog and let’s her lay on him and pull his tail.

When she doesn’t get a big enough portion of food or is being chased by Luke with a rubber mouse or spider or is getting pushed down by Lacey , she gets mad and cries.

When she is dancing with her mom or playing motor cycle with her dad or playing funny faces with Tyson or Luke she laughs. She loves to be read to and tear toilet paper off the roll and tear it apart.

Right now Lindsy gives crusty looks to people when she first sees them, but warms up after a few minutes. She wants to take a bath everyday after breakfast and has learned some sign language from watching “Signing Time” almost every day.