Let’s Try A Different Straw Thanks to Gretchen’s recommendation of the litterless juice box, Noah was trying out a new cup tonight. This one is slightly easier to squeeze to get juice out than our previous cup. It took him a minute to figure out what was going in his mouth, but as soon as [Read More…]…

[This is part five of our “New Parent Guide To Down Syndrome” series. Be sure to check out the other posts!] 5 Physical Characteristics Of Children Born With Down Syndrome Looking at your precious new addition you may or may not notice anything out of the ordinary about their appearance.  Your pediatrician however likely knew instantly [Read More…]…

As I turned to page 72 of Nordstrom’s Anniversary Catalog I was happy to see smiling back at me an adorable boy sporting a stylish leather jacket. He was very fashionable, very cool, very hip…and he has Down syndrome. With so many organizations (like GQ Magazine) printing and promoting ill-informed views, and false facts about Down syndrome, I’m [Read More…]…

To Jim Nelson, Editor-In-Chief I am writing you concerning a comment that appeared in your recent online article “The Worst Dressed Cities In America.” In the blurb regarding city number 40, Boston, I was extremely disappointed and hurt by this very insensitive, and ignorant statement: “[Boston] is a bad-taste storm sewer…[Boston] suffers from a kind [Read More…]…

A few weeks ago Noah’s physical therapist introduced him to texture blanket to help with his sensory development. We really wanted to find one for Noah to have at home, and thankfully our friend Laura (Lilly’s mom) offered to make him one! (Thanks again Laura!) As you can tell Noah really liked being able to feel the [Read More…]…