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Today We Say Goodbye To A Great Physical Therapist
Goodbyes are never fun (unless of course you don’t like the person you’re saying goodbye to!) Sadly, that isn’t the case with a few goodbyes we have to say over the next few weeks. The first of these goodbyes is Jill. Jill’s a physical therapy student touring this side of the country doing clinicals. She worked [Read More…]…
3 Reasons You Should Introduce Your Child To The Tickle Monster
We’re always on the look out for fun books we can read with Noah. He enjoys touch and feel books, The Jesus Storybook Bible, an his bookcases full of other ones, but tonight we introduced our son to something epic. Something awesome. Something known as…… The Tickle Monster! My mother in law (knowing my personality [Read More…]…
Our First Buddy Walk Was Awesome…! (And A Huge Thank You.)
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…]…
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…]…
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...]
