Archives for April 2012

Happy Easter 2012

Happy Easter 2012 from Rick, Noah, and Abbie! We had a wonderful day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spending time with family, and watching Noah eat his first very first Cadbury Creme Egg. Sadly, he didn’t like them….wait, perhaps that’s a good thing. 😉 We have so much to be thankful for this year. How did you [Read More…]…

How A Slide Helps Our 10 Month Old Develop Abs Of Steel

When you start to think about the muscles it takes to do everyday tasks it will start to blow your mind. When you have a child with hypotonia, you realize this every day. Simple things we do every day, like sitting, requires core and back strength, along with balance and coordination of muscles. It’s hard work! [Read More…]…

Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

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2 Ways Playing Peek-A-Boo With Your Baby Helps Them Develop

We are blown away by all that Noah is accomplishing. Since we take and post so many videos of our son who was born with Down syndrome, you can really see that every week something new and exciting is happening. It’s so fun to watch him grow and develop. 2 Reasons Playing Peek-A-Boo Helps Babies Born With Down [Read More…]…

What To Say To Someone Who Has Received A Down Syndrome Diagnosis

In 2007 the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) changed it’s guidelines to recommend fetal chromosomal screening be offered to all pregnant women regardless of age because of new noninvasive, low-risk screening tests. (By the way, here’s 25,000 reasons why you shouldn’t worry about the results of a Down syndrome screening test.) When we received the news that our son, Noah, was born [Read More…]…