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Run-on happy

January 10, 2008

I'm afraid if I try and do that thing where I put on my little serious writer's cap and try to write something eloquent and/or witty I will actually ruin this moment because I just can't wait to get the words out and tell everyone that Noah didn't cry at class today at all and I was in the next room the whole time supposedly getting taught how to teach my kid to talk but I really spent the whole time listening for his screams and when I didn't hear them I asked one of the veteran moms if the rooms were soundproof and she said no and I didn't believe her but when we went to join our babies for the goodbye song Noah was running around with a big smile on his face and then he ran to the teacher and sat on her lap while we all sang goodbye to him off-key and horribly and then he SAT ON A CHAIR NEXT TO HER and clapped along to the song and waved bye-bye to his friends and said "Again?" after each kid's turn and when we sang goodbye to a child named Kay Noah said "Kay!" and made the sign for the letter k and I was on the other side of the circle and burst into tears and the occupational therapist thought I was upset about something and rushed over to tell me how wonderful Noah was and how they worked extra-hard with him through the transitions and how he sat at circle time and snack time and talked so much and oh, what a smart smart smart little boy he is and I just stood there sobbing like a loon while Noah put his hands on my cheeks and said "Hi Mama" over and over and then he wouldn't let us leave until he gave all the teachers a hug and I haven't even learned their names yet but thank you thank you thank you.

My heart, it is soaring.

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Posted at 02:43 PM in Noah, SPD, speech delays | Permalink

Comments

The way you told that? Was perfect. And my hear is soaring FOR you right now.

Posted by: Fraulein N | January 10, 2008 at 02:45 PM

I welled up reading this one. He is such a gorgeous boy, just looking at him makes my heart happy and to know he is making such strides is so wonderful. Go Noah!

Posted by: Chris | January 10, 2008 at 02:47 PM

dude, you made me cry at work.
i'm so happy for you - noah is the MAN

Posted by: ann | January 10, 2008 at 02:47 PM

Gah. HEART. My heart is soaring for you. What a great day.

Posted by: Fraulein N | January 10, 2008 at 02:48 PM

Just freakin' beautiful. The end of that actually gave me goose bumps.

Posted by: *pixie* | January 10, 2008 at 02:49 PM

That was heartwarming, thanks for sharing :)

Posted by: ndc | January 10, 2008 at 02:49 PM

Oh, Amy!! Happy tears and heart leaps here for ya! That is just awesome! :)

Posted by: Tam. | January 10, 2008 at 02:49 PM

That was wonderful. Now I need to find some kleenex.

Posted by: txmama | January 10, 2008 at 02:50 PM

YAY! I'm so happy for you guys!

Posted by: Gretchen | January 10, 2008 at 02:51 PM

What a SWEET day.

Posted by: Jill S. | January 10, 2008 at 02:52 PM

How exciting!!! Wonderful news!! ::does the happy dance:: So thrilled for you!

Posted by: Ariel | January 10, 2008 at 02:52 PM

I am so very happy for both you and Noah! What an impressive step forward!

Posted by: Kelli | January 10, 2008 at 02:52 PM

Way to stick to it. You're doing wonderful things for him. And, apparently, he for you.

Posted by: All Adither | January 10, 2008 at 02:52 PM

Oh... tears. :-)
You must be one proud mama. Of such a special little man.
Hugs. xxx

Posted by: jsdcreative | January 10, 2008 at 02:53 PM

Dude. I am mega thrilled for you.

I ask this with zero sarcasm, and maybe I missed the explanation somewhere along the line, but how does the chair thing work at home?

Posted by: Kate | January 10, 2008 at 02:54 PM

Dude. You just made me cry. Like, more than I should, by rights, since I don't actually "know you."

NOAH IS TEH WINS, as the Interwebs might say.

Posted by: ali | January 10, 2008 at 02:54 PM

awesome.

:-D

Posted by: kdiddy | January 10, 2008 at 02:55 PM

OMG - I'm totally crying tears of joy for you and Noah (and Jason, of course). I'm so happy for you guys!

Posted by: Neena | January 10, 2008 at 02:56 PM

What a great day! You both deserved a good day!

So, so happy for you!

Posted by: Kristabella | January 10, 2008 at 02:56 PM

That's so completely wonderful!
Made me cry, too :o)

Posted by: Elizabeth | January 10, 2008 at 02:56 PM

WE TOLD YOU!!!

Posted by: kalisah | January 10, 2008 at 02:56 PM

That is just awesome! Yeah Noah! I am so happy for you all!

Posted by: Carrie | January 10, 2008 at 02:57 PM

Yeah! Wonderful, I'm tearing up for you.

Posted by: Alice | January 10, 2008 at 02:57 PM

What a beautiful, beautiful, day for you! Congratulations to your family!

Posted by: MMM | January 10, 2008 at 02:58 PM

That is AMAZING. I am crying for you :D

Posted by: Julia | January 10, 2008 at 03:00 PM

Oh my word! I'm sitting here crying for you.

You wrote it perfectly because it perfectly conveyed your joy.

Posted by: Maria | January 10, 2008 at 03:01 PM

Can you have a least warned me to make sure my mascara was waterproof before reading?

SO thrilled for this big step forward. Yay cutie Noah & the awesome teachers and YOU. :)

Posted by: HollowSquirrel | January 10, 2008 at 03:01 PM

I am SO happy for you. I am totally crying right now. GO NOAH!!!

Posted by: Shala | January 10, 2008 at 03:03 PM

Right up in the stratosphere with you, mama. ::sniffles::

Posted by: schoolofmom | January 10, 2008 at 03:03 PM

Fan-tastic!

Posted by: anna | January 10, 2008 at 03:03 PM

The happiest, most serendipitous, most deserved good story I'll hear for a long long time. Go Noah!

Posted by: Elle Kasey | January 10, 2008 at 03:03 PM

Happy tears!

Posted by: Amanda | January 10, 2008 at 03:04 PM

yeah, totally crying at work now. i'm so happy for you both.

Posted by: carolyn | January 10, 2008 at 03:04 PM

Pile of mush over here.

What a good day.

Posted by: Marianne | January 10, 2008 at 03:06 PM

Wow. I'm soooo happy for you. I was so moved I had to de-lurk even though I don't have anything funny or smart to say!

Posted by: Jennifer | January 10, 2008 at 03:07 PM

Hurray!!! I know that feeling all too well, and my heart is swelling right along with yours.

Here's to many more good days.

Posted by: Robin | January 10, 2008 at 03:11 PM

I am so thoroughly happy for you and Noah! Victories come slowly, and the battle is long. Savor these moments and hold them close to your heart. Trust that there will be many more, most when you lease expect them to show up.

Posted by: Brooks | January 10, 2008 at 03:11 PM

What a joyful story! I am so very happy to hear your good news. Hugs- EE

Posted by: Erin - ExpectingExecutive | January 10, 2008 at 03:12 PM

Yes, I am totally in tears at work also, practically sobbing for you, Maria is spot on, you wrote it perfectly, because I understand every ounce of your joy! Yeah Storchalah Family!

Posted by: lynn | January 10, 2008 at 03:13 PM

Thank god my office has a door or everyone would be asking why I'm blubbering like someone just died (its hard to tell the difference between happy tears and the other kind). I am SO very happy for you and incredibly proud of Noah. I'm so glad you've "found the good" - you deserve it!

Posted by: Gabrielle | January 10, 2008 at 03:14 PM

cried.at.work.

my heart is soaring, too!

Posted by: Amy H | January 10, 2008 at 03:15 PM

P.S. That is the best run-on sentence ever!

Posted by: Gabrielle | January 10, 2008 at 03:16 PM

Oh, YAY!

Posted by: Becca Parra | January 10, 2008 at 03:16 PM

Hurray! Well done to wee Noah!

Posted by: Teeny | January 10, 2008 at 03:17 PM

Crying happy tears for you! Yay for Noah!

Posted by: Kristen | January 10, 2008 at 03:19 PM

Delurking here..crying with happiness for you! Congrats - better things to come, I'm sure!

Posted by: Alicia | January 10, 2008 at 03:19 PM

Like everyone else, I cried with you on that one. Hug him for me.

Posted by: Sarah | January 10, 2008 at 03:20 PM

That is awesome. Both yours and Noah's hard work is paying off.

Great stuff!

Posted by: Treena | January 10, 2008 at 03:21 PM

Beautiful!!!!

Posted by: Rebecca | January 10, 2008 at 03:21 PM

Absolutely awesome, Amy. Enjoy this special day, I am happy so happy for Noah and you.

Posted by: Nic | January 10, 2008 at 03:21 PM

Delurking too.... to say that is amazing! YAY for Noah!!! and for you :)

Posted by: Heather D | January 10, 2008 at 03:22 PM

Yay! Yay Noah! Yay!

Posted by: AMomTwoBoys | January 10, 2008 at 03:25 PM

I don't even know you, but yet this makes me so happy I could cry for you and Noah!

Posted by: dcfullest | January 10, 2008 at 03:25 PM

The tears, they are a flowin!!! I knew this entry was coming...one day soon. This is awesome. oxox to you both.

Posted by: Jenny | January 10, 2008 at 03:26 PM

wonderfulwonderfulwonderfulwonderfulwonderfulyoudeservethisandsodoeshewonderfulwonderfulwonderful.

Posted by: Vaguely Urban | January 10, 2008 at 03:27 PM

YAY. For reals.

Posted by: JennyM | January 10, 2008 at 03:27 PM

Noah, you rock! Go, little dude, with your chair-sitting and your Kay-saying and your finger-signing and your not-screaming! If you were here, I would bake you cookies and let you eat seventyfrillion of them.

Amy? You go get me Kleenex now.

Posted by: Missie | January 10, 2008 at 03:30 PM

That's the best news I've heard all day!! Congrats to both of you.

Posted by: Starbuck | January 10, 2008 at 03:32 PM

oooh, i just read this twice and then cried. hooray hooray hooray!

Posted by: Luisa | January 10, 2008 at 03:34 PM

I'm so happy for your happy! Yay Noah!

Posted by: Bri | January 10, 2008 at 03:34 PM

Now you've gone and made me cry... Well done to the both of you, I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME

Posted by: Katie | January 10, 2008 at 03:37 PM

:-)

Big ol' fat happy tears, baby!

Posted by: Mrs. Flinger | January 10, 2008 at 03:39 PM

Oh, man, now I am crying happy tears! What wonderful news---thank you for sharing the joy!

Posted by: Kori | January 10, 2008 at 03:40 PM

so i've already cried twice at work today over things that make me sad. Thank you for tears of happiness after reading this. :-)

Posted by: Tracy | January 10, 2008 at 03:41 PM

Been lurking here for a while. Just wanted to say I was so excited to hear about Noah. Good for him! I know your heart just burst. Congratulations!

Posted by: Ashley | January 10, 2008 at 03:41 PM

One more comment to say: your post made me cry. You should leave your serious writer's cap more often, because what a touching post.

Posted by: Missy | January 10, 2008 at 03:42 PM

damn you woman, now i'm crying! yay for noah!!!!!

Posted by: robyn | January 10, 2008 at 03:43 PM

I'm so glad there wasn't a single period in all that. It would have slowed down my reading and my own soaring heart.
I'm so glad for you that things are going so well and SO proud of Noah. Way to overcome adversity little man!

Posted by: Jessica (aka Rose) | January 10, 2008 at 03:44 PM

I'm a creepster whose been reading for a while and I just cried reading that. I'm so happy for you guys! Way to persevere!

Posted by: Jen | January 10, 2008 at 03:45 PM

Oh. My. Gawd. That is so awesome!! Way to go Noah!!

Posted by: Dani | January 10, 2008 at 03:45 PM

OMG, my heart is soaring for you...perfectly told. WTG NOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jean | January 10, 2008 at 03:45 PM

Isn't it funny to know that we are all crying at the same time? I'm so very happy for you guys! Keep up the good work/fun, Noah!

Posted by: Ginny | January 10, 2008 at 03:46 PM

my heart, too.

Posted by: supertiff | January 10, 2008 at 03:46 PM

I'm so happy to hear things are getting better. The peace of mind must be immeasurable.

Posted by: Nette | January 10, 2008 at 03:50 PM

And we're all just so happy for you.

Posted by: She Likes Purple | January 10, 2008 at 03:52 PM

So happy for you and Noah!

Posted by: Hayley | January 10, 2008 at 03:52 PM

As we like to say in Mass., that is wicked awesome.

Made me smile and cry at the same time. So proud of both of you...

Posted by: Melanie | January 10, 2008 at 03:52 PM

yeah Noah!

Posted by: jodi | January 10, 2008 at 03:52 PM

I cried with you when I read this. How wonderful! Can't wait to hear more Archer goodness!

Posted by: Charlotte | January 10, 2008 at 03:53 PM

Amy, I've been reading your blog for a couple of years, but this is the first time I've ever commented. That was beautiful. I'm so happy for you. Save that post for Noah to read one day.

Posted by: Lauren | January 10, 2008 at 03:54 PM

Oh lordy, you made me cry. Don't DO that!!!

I'm so happy for you. What a great day.

Posted by: Candy | January 10, 2008 at 03:54 PM

Yay!! I have tears in my eyes reading that. So WONDERFUL!! I am so SO happy for you guys.

Posted by: Muffy | January 10, 2008 at 03:55 PM

Screw the little serious writer's cap; this is one of my favorite things that you have ever written.

My heart is just bursting for a little family that I don't even know.

Posted by: Clink | January 10, 2008 at 03:55 PM

You know my favorite part? That you say "we went to join our babies." Here we see this crazy-big, talking, running KID and he's still your baby.

I'm so happy for you both. It's always darkest before the dawn, huh?

Posted by: Elizabeth | January 10, 2008 at 03:56 PM

Just wanted to pop in and say that I cried a little bit while reading your post...but as I skimmed the previous comments, I'm even more moved by how many other people -- complete strangers, probably -- sat at their desks pretending to work and cried hot little tears of happiness for sweet, sweet Noah. That's really incredible, and I'm so happy for the Storch family. :)

Posted by: Amy | January 10, 2008 at 03:58 PM

Ahhhhhh. There it is. That is good, happy news.

Posted by: Kyla | January 10, 2008 at 04:00 PM

I am thrilled to hear such wonderful news!!! Yay Noah!!

Posted by: Meredith | January 10, 2008 at 04:02 PM

Fan-bloody-tastic. Really. Couldn't be happier for you.

Posted by: Serendipity, baby! | January 10, 2008 at 04:03 PM

Here's another lurker, weeping at work.

I'm so happy for you guys.

Posted by: moo | January 10, 2008 at 04:03 PM

crying at work...fanfreakingtabulous.

god i love it when they do that thing where they put their hands on your cheeks.

Posted by: ktbug | January 10, 2008 at 04:06 PM

Oh my gosh Amalah... I dont even have a child or know much about speech disorders but I am SOOO happy for you! I am so glad that you have this wonderful day to remember and tell people about!

www.elizabethandchad.blogspot.com

Posted by: Elizabeth | January 10, 2008 at 04:09 PM

Amy,
Long time reader and first time commenter and I am de-lurking because, although I don't even have children, you just made me cry with happiness (at work, no less). I am so happy for all of you.

Posted by: Betsy | January 10, 2008 at 04:10 PM

Um, I just cried. I am so happy for you and Noah and I can't wait to hear about all the progress he makes.

Posted by: Sheenah | January 10, 2008 at 04:12 PM

That's awesome! Go Noah!!!

Posted by: Z | January 10, 2008 at 04:14 PM

I think I'll have a fifth chocolate to celebrate your Noah's progress. Yay! Yay for all!

Posted by: Mama T | January 10, 2008 at 04:14 PM

Dude. Soooooooooooooooooooo wonderful. Let's cherish the small moments that are truly the big ones.

Posted by: Sharri | January 10, 2008 at 04:19 PM

I actually teared up a bit reading this. Congrats!

Posted by: Jess | January 10, 2008 at 04:19 PM

Happy Happy Joy Joy Happy Happy Joy Joy
Happy Happy Joy Joy Happy Happy Joy Joy
Happy Happy Joy Joy Happy Happy Joy Joy
Happy Happy Joy Joy Joy!

Posted by: mswas | January 10, 2008 at 04:21 PM

That is the best feeling in the world : ) Congrats to you and Noah- all the hard work is paying off!

Posted by: Brighton | January 10, 2008 at 04:23 PM

Oh man, I'm delurking after 3 years to say that post made me cry. Go Noah!!

Posted by: fat_chook | January 10, 2008 at 04:23 PM
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