Real life Down Syndrome Awareness
In March of 2011 I was ginormously pregnant with twins. I was on an emotional roller coaster of wanting the babesters (our nickname for the twins) to make their appearance and wanting them … [Continue reading]
Avoiding Caregiver Burnout as a Special Needs Parent Life lately reminds me of a paragraph out of the @Sniequist book "Present over Perfect". In this chapter, she describes life feeling like she's … [Continue reading]
“Daddy, come look at your son”. Mike peeked his head over the curtain to see them holding up our son. I looked up at him and saw his face scrunch up, the tears came, and … [Continue reading]
It sounds unusual, but as I have delved into this community, I have learned that it is not completely unheard of for a mom to receive a Down Syndrome diagnosis months after birth, and sometimes even … [Continue reading]
What are the limits for a special needs child with Down Syndrome? Society would have us to believe so many limits are in place. Limits on what they will be able to accomplish, limits on their … [Continue reading]