As I mentioned the other day when Noah sat up by himself for the first time, baby milestones seem to happen when you least expect it. Hello Mr. First Tooth, nice to meet you. Like today for instance. There I am just playing and laughing with my son like I usually do when I see him do his [Read More…]…

We are blown away by all that Noah is accomplishing. Since we take and post so many videos of our son who was born with Down syndrome, you can really see that every week something new and exciting is happening. It’s so fun to watch him grow and develop. 2 Reasons Playing Peek-A-Boo Helps Babies Born With Down [Read More…]…

In 2007 the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) changed it’s guidelines to recommend fetal chromosomal screening be offered to all pregnant women regardless of age because of new noninvasive, low-risk screening tests. (By the way, here’s 25,000 reasons why you shouldn’t worry about the results of a Down syndrome screening test.) When we received the news that our son, Noah, was born [Read More…]…

Since Noah’s our first (and as of today, only) child I have no idea how or when a typical child is supposed to reach their developmental milestones. My wife is a pediatrician and knows that stuff like the back of her hand, but not me. In fact, I’m not really interested in textbook baby milestone charts. In fact, I sort of enjoy Noah developing at Noah’s pace.

Not what some baby milestone chart says should be his pace. 🙂

  I have to admit that prior to Noah being born I had no idea that March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, so don’t feel bad if you didn’t know either. But it is. And if you will give me about 3 minutes of your time, I’ll tell you what it’s all about. Noah and I put together a [Read More…]…