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Why Creeping and Crawling Are Important Developmental Milestones

Be sure to click play on the video at the top of this post, because you want want to it! Noah’s finally able to keep his belly off the ground! That’s right, Noah’s crawling for the first time! There is some serious celebrating going on at our house once again.

Isn’t it amazing how many things you can find to celebrate?

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When Should You Take Your Child To The Dentist For The First Time? (And 5 Other Pediatric Dental Questions Answered)

Noah’s mouth is a dangerous place to be these days! He’s seriously like a little alligator. He’s only 14 months old and already has a mouth full of teeth…and today it was time to get thoselittle chompers checked out! Technically he should have his first trip to the dentist a few months ago (when his fist tooth came in) but between moving [Read More…]…

Baby Noah Gets His Dance On To Call Me Maybe

I mean seriously what’s more cute than a dancing baby!? I absolutely love how expressive our little boy is. It’s hilarious (and incredibly adorable) to watch him bob his head and throw his little hands in the air whenever he hears a song he can dance to. It doesn’t matter if we’re riding in the [Read More…]…

A Update And History On Noah’s Heart Condition(s)

Our little Superman! Now that I’m a parent I find myself saying things I never would have imagined actually saying as a parent. Like yesterday, when I found myself saying this to my son’s cardiologist: “The hole in my son’s heart’s only 1mm?!” Ha,ha…who would have ever thought! Yesterday Noah had a follow up appointment with his cardiologist, and we got some news [Read More…]…

Down Syndrome Resources

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Cooking with Kitty: A YouTube Chef with a Dual Diagnosis

I love seeing people with Down syndrome (and Autism) doing awesome things. As a technology nerd … [Read More...]

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46 Companies That Hire People With Special Needs

Before I became the dad of a child with Down syndrome I didn't pay much attention to companies that … [Read More...]

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4 Activities to Help Your Child Stand On Their Own

http://youtu.be/39iC8Wu1d8I We're proud to announce that Noah reached another major milestone … [Read More...]

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Signing Update: Noah’s First Sign Language Sentence!

We're a huge fan of teaching Noah baby sign language to help him communicate with us. We have been … [Read More...]

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Down Syndrome Parenting

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How a Chick-Fil-A Employee Changed My Idea of “Meaningful” Work

Last week I was eating lunch at a local Chick-Fil-A when I noticed a young women with Down syndrome working at this particular location. (As a parent … [Read More...]

A (New) Letter To Our Son’s Teachers On His First Day Of School

It's hard to believe it's been almost three years since Noah first started to school (and we wrote our first letter to his teachers)...time really … [Read More...]

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