I am an early childhood special educator living and working in California. I work in early intervention, seeing babies and toddlers under 3 years old in their homes or daycares or Grandma’s house or where ever else they spend their day and working with the loving adults who care for them. I see myself as an inclusion specialist, working to include babies and toddlers in their families’ activities and routines in a meaningful and developmentally appropriate ways. We know a lot about how young brains are built (within: consistent and loving relationships, through predictable routines, and a lot of repetition-the 3R’s of early learning if you are paying attention to the smart folks over at the Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood) and we know that disability can impact how a child is able to participate in daily living. I see my role as a professional who can help caregivers figure out strategies that allow their child with a disability to physically join in, communicate about and otherwise “participate” more in what is going on around them. My goal with this blog is to move some of my experiences (hard and celebratory) out of my head and into a place where I can share them. I hope that my attempt to make meaning of these events and stories in some small way might help others to do the same with their own experiences.