Introducing The 2012 Down Syndrome Awareness Month Wall Of Awesome

In case you didn’t know October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. (By the way, did you know March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day? Me either!) One of my passions is helping people share their stories and in turn help show the world what life is like raising a child with Down Syndrome. So in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month we [Read More…]…

I Think My Son’s A Looper!

The movie Looper came out this weekend which is basically a movie where a guy (a “looper”) who travels back in time and interacts with his younger self. Today as I was looking through some pictures of myself as a baby I realized something…I think my son might be a Looper! I mean just look at the [Read More…]…

I Used To Think Weekends Like This Would Never Happen

When Noah was born I had this fear that weekends like this would never happen. That he wouldn’t be able to play and have fun like a typical child. Before Noah was born I knew very little nothing about Down syndrome and the little I did know I learned from watching television shows. Worrying Is Such A Waste Of Time Noah’s Down syndrome diagnosis was a total surprise to us. We never saw [Read More…]…

Reason #321 Why I Love Being A Parent

One of the first adjectives that pops into my head when I think about our little boy is joy. It doesn’t matter what this kid is doing, or how difficult it is, you can bet on one thing….he’s going to have a blast while he does it! And this isn’t something new…just look at the smile on his [Read More…]…

16 Adorably Awesome Parenting Moments From The 2012 NYC Buddy Walk

Our son, the game changer! Talk about a weekend full of epic parenting moments! We were in New York this weekend for the 2012 National Down Syndrome Society New York CityBuddy Walk, and words can’t express how incredibly proud I am of our son! Long story shortNoah’s picture was selected, along with 200 others, to be displayed in Times Square on the big screen to [Read More…]…