Recent Posts
Noah Hits The Physical Therapy Trifecta Today!
If you’ve been following our story you may recall that Noah’s pediatric therapy sessions were upgraded this past summer to three times a week. Since that time they’ve even been re-upgraded to four times a week! (This little boy works hard!) Thankfully one one of the day we’ve been able to schedule Noah’s occupational and [Read More…]…
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…]…
Down Syndrome Resources
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...]
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...]
Down Syndrome Therapy
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...]
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...]
Down Syndrome Parenting
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...]
