Archives for 2012

Noah Takes His First Step Towards Standing Up!

Today was a big day for Noah at physical therapy.  As you can see in the video he took his first step towards standing up today!  We were thrilled! Pulling up is a huge milestone for any baby, and it’s fun to see Noah take his first steps toward being able to pull himself up [Read More…]…

A Cheap and Easy Fine Motor Skills Exercise To Help Your Child Learn To Grasp

Now that you have mastered the exercise ball it is time to spice things up a bit.  Our therapist doesn’t let Noah just sit around on the ball any more! First, let me talk about one of toys that does a lot more than just bring extra challenges to the exercise ball. One of the [Read More…]…

A Thank You, An Introduction, And 10 Of Our Favorite Posts To Get You Started

Wow, what a week!  Here’s a quick timeline: This past Monday at 4:30 in the afternoon I published a post about a Target ad that featured a model who was born with Down Syndrome.  Within thirty minutes I noticed an extremely high level of traffic on our blog and started looking into it.  Within an [Read More…]…

Target Is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said By Saying Nothing At All

If you were browsing through this week’s Target ad you may have passed right over the adorable little boy in the bright orange shirt smiling at you on page 9!  And if so, I’m glad! The reason I’m glad?  Well, that stylish young man in the orange shirt is Ryan Langston. Ryan just so happened [Read More…]…

1 Year Ago Today: Reflections On The Scariest Week Of My Life

That video was shot exactly one year ago today.  New Years Eve 2010.  Wow.  What a year this has been…! As I type this, there’s only 30 minutes left of 2011 and I’ve been thinking about this last blog post of the year all week.  There’s a million things I want to say, but I’m [Read More…]…