Spreading Down Syndrome awareness and acceptance by sharing our true stories
When I was working on my book tonight, I was working on a section about receptive language and realized that I have never talked about this on the blog yet. This is such an important topic, and the sooner you can work on this, the better! So, here is the little excerpt that I […]
Read MoreAn awesome reader and I got into a long discussion about setting up a new baby’s room. She found out about her child’s diagnosis recently, and she has to wait a few more months to meet the little angel! There is so much to think about when setting up the little nursery. The “nesting” instinct […]
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I will never forget this moment. I was left alone with both kids for the first time ever, and Marley needed a diaper change and a feeding right away. Nicholas, at that same moment, put his arms up for me to pick me up. To me, when a baby does that, it is the highest […]
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Just so you know, I definitely did NOT cry and eat a half-pint of ice cream yesterday during the kid’s nap. Ok, yes I did. I have been running this blog since 2018, and in that time period have recounted many mommy crying episodes to you. Yesterday’s came out of nowhere. I got a call […]
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With various phases of reopening happening across the state, many Early Intervention service providers have begun moving forward with plans for in-person therapies. With the initial closing down of EI back in March, there was a long gap in therapies, then the option of teletherapy, which was out of reach for so many families, and […]
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Nicholas has a September birthday and Down Syndrome. To me, that equals a kid going to Pre-K seemingly very young. So, I was already nervous about this transition. You can imagine that the nerves were only heightened when I learned that all of his evaulations would be happening via teletherapy. I am not sure about […]
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Honesty Time. The initial quarantine really put us into a funk as far as having a story to tell. Now, it has been months since my last post, and every time I sat down to try and blog, I could only come up with the same few sentences. I am happy to have more time […]
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Across the board in my area, early intervention has been cancelled. If you are a special needs momma like me, you probably immediately worried about your kiddo’s development. Luckily, I am off work and can prioritize working with Nicholas. However, that is not the case for everyone, especially if you are also trying to homeschool […]
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Dear You, This week, Nicholas’ ambassador announcement was sent to a couple of media outlets. Within an hour, the story was everywhere. As the week progressed, more coverage led to more articles, two news segments, a front page of our local paper, and over a thousand shares on facebook. Although I have been so overwhelmed […]
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