I would have never thought this time last year that we’d be walking in the 2011 Dallas Buddy Walk which helps support people born with Down syndrome (like our son) and their families (like us!) But we did. And it was awesome I’ll have much more to say about our day (including lots of fun [Read More…]…
Archives for November 2011
Buddy Walk 2011 – 3 Ways You Can Team Up With Us To Support Down Syndrome
October was National Down Syndrome Awareness Month (Don’t feel bad if you didn’t know. I had no clue until our son was born!) and to celebrate the National Down Syndrome Society created a yearly, multi city event that takes place over several months known as The Buddy Walk. You can read more about The Buddy Walk [Read More…]…
Our Son Has Turned His Crib Into A Crawling Exercise Machine
A few days ago I wrote about how our son reminded me of a muppet baby because of all the wonderful adventures he has in his crib while he should be sleeping. Tonight I learned that not only does our son prefer to choose-his-own-adventure just before bed time, but he also enjoys using that time [Read More…]…
Why I’m Drunk On Pride, And Proud Of It.
“Our little boy is the hardest working, most determined little boy I know.” I wrote that sentence as I was drafting this post. The second my fingers typed it out, I knew I was wrong. So I’m staring this post over with a different sentence… Down Syndrome Is Hard Work For Everyone All children born [Read More…]…
Why Our Son Reminds Me Of A Muppet Baby
One of my favorite cartoons growing up was The Muppet Babies. Basically, the show was about little kid versions of the muppets all living together in this huge nursery (I assume they lived there since there’s never any mention of their parents, or them ever leaving the nursery!) When their nanny (the only adult ever mentioned on [Read More…]…
