Tips for Pre-K Evaluations VIA teletherapy

July 19, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

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 […]

If you helped us share Nicholas’ story this week, this letter is for you.

February 26, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

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 […]

The start of a long and fulfilling journey of advocacy, starring my favorite ambassador.

February 25, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

If you are a parent, then you probably know the feeling of looking down at your child and being in complete awe at whatever it is they are doing. If you’re a softy like me, they could just be doing something simple, like putting a toy away or asking for a snack. I see that […]

Down Syndrome or not – your kid is not required to live up to strict developmental deadlines.

February 21, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

“Kids should be eating solid foods by six months old.” “Kids should be walking by one.” “My kid is going to be so behind.” Those thoughts used to run through my head on a regular basis. Looking back, I can’t believe that I ever worried about that. Of course, receiving a Down Syndrome diagnosis, it […]

Limitless Nicholas – a reintroduction for our new community!

February 19, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Nicholas was lucky enough to be chosen as one of nothingdown.org’s #2020ambassadors! Thanks to this amazing opportunity, we have been able to connect with new families from all over the world. I thought this would be a good time to reintroduce ourselves. We are the Goewey family of Oswego, NY. My husband’s name is Nick. […]

A quick interruption from your regularly scheduled post to help you share your story.

January 3, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

When I originally received a diagnosis for Nicholas, I thought my life as I knew it was over. I ordered books about parenting a child with Down Syndrome, and they only made me feel worse. The ONLY thing that made me feel like we could still be a happy family was reading about other families […]

The friends that ‘grow’ with you are the ones you’ll have for life.

January 1, 2020.Reading time 9 minutes.

I am sure you’ve all experienced it. Maybe there were people you met in college that you spent every day with, and now never speak to. Or the person who you were inseparable with in high school is now someone you couldn’t pick out in a lineup. Maybe your whole facebook newsfeed is filled with […]

5 ways to snuff out Mom Guilt this year.

December 18, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

Today, after I had already gotten to school of course, a snow day was called. What did I do as soon as I returned home for my unexpected day off? I took my kids to the babysitter. I scrolled instagram and saw all of my teacher friends having nice days off with their kids, and […]

Why I tossed everything I thought I knew about parenting out the window.

December 8, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

Why did I do it? Because I actually had children. One thing I know for sure is that when you have kids of your own, you toss all preconceived ideas about what you thought you would be like as a parent right out the window. All of them. Trust me. “I’ll never let my kid […]