Spreading Down Syndrome awareness and acceptance by sharing our true stories
For months I have had so much guilt about not posting to the blog. But, I have a good excuse.. I think. I have been too busy eating all of the oranges I can handle. Puking my guts out, and falling asleep sitting up. You guessed it... I am pregnant again! This pregnancy... Continue Reading →
No, I am not pregnant. Don't get too excited. But I did meet two newborns this week. Two good friends of mine had babies in the same week, and I was lucky enough to be able to meet their little miracles. The visits made me reminisce about the days when Nicholas was a newborn. I... Continue Reading →
The nurses took Nicholas away to get treatments for jaundice. They left us alone in the room, and suggested we get some sleep. It was only hours after we were told about their suspicions of Down syndrome. When we were initially told about it, I remained stone cold, with an "okay, that's fine" demeanor. I couldn't... Continue Reading →
That statement used to mean something completely different a couple of years ago. Now, it's the phrase I use to describe the evenings after I get home from school. I leave school as soon as the busses do and drive immediately to the sitter's house. Do a little small talk, and leave. We get home... Continue Reading →
This is when I don't know how to be an advocate... Bear with me, friends. I have only been a part of this community of moms for 8 months, and I am still learning the ropes. Last Sunday, my friend and I decided to venture to the baby clothes store, which is about an hour away... Continue Reading →
No, I am not talking about the original hospital stay. I am talking about the one from last night. The one where I had to terrorize a security guard to get access to the children's ER. Okay, maybe I didn't terrorize them, but I was scary enough to make them think that they would rather... Continue Reading →
I want you all to know that when I talk about the difficult times after I gave birth to Nicholas, it in no way means that I am upset about his having Down Syndrome. There are two reasons that I talk about it so often. The first is because when I was going through it,... Continue Reading →
That's a message that I was leaving Nicholas's babysitter one afternoon. As those words were coming out of my mouth, I remember thinking "what did I just say?" For some reason, this message that I left was when it hit me that I was someone's mom. It wasn't in the hospital after giving birth, it... Continue Reading →
Before Nicholas, I had previously known some things about Down Syndrome. After the doctors told us that they were going to order genetic testing to see if he had it, they kindly asked us not to google anything. There was no way I could do that anyway. I couldn't even look at my phone at... Continue Reading →
