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3/21: Celebrate our differences!
From our family to yours, happy World Down Syndrome Day!
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Rocking our socks
I solicited mismatched (or, as Corin calls them, “matchbox”) sock photos from friends and family in honor of Lina’s first World Down Syndrome Day, and the response has been so awesome. I could say a...
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Team Lina!
The Buddy Walk is the biggest fundraiser every year for our local Down Syndrome Association, and I hear it’s a really fun experience to mix with so many other local families in the Down syndrome...
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Support Team Lina!
Sorry to make this blog fundraising central for the next few weeks, but I will be posting regular reminders that we are raising funds online for the 2013 Buddy Walk on October 19. The majority of funds...
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Monica and David – and Lina
Last night, Jon and I watched Monica and David. Jon bought it for me last Christmas, and it has taken us this long to watch it. We both wanted to see it, but we also feared it more than a little. It’s...
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Nobody’s consolation prize
I was reflecting again recently on how my perspective has evolved since Lina’s birth. I look at Lina now, and I see a beautiful little girl, growing and learning every day at her own pace, just like...
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Baby steps
Lina has taken a couple independent steps several times over the last few days. I feel like she keeps teetering on the brink of really taking off. Her physical therapist sent us home with a walker this...
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Highs and lows
Today was a perfect illustration of how parenting a child with special needs can be a bit of a whiplash experience. We’ll start with the low. I mentioned that Thanksgiving induced a hair pulling...
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Happy World Down Syndrome Day
It’s 3.21, which means we celebrate all the awesome people in the world who rock that third copy of the twenty-first chromosome! If you’d like to join us in celebrating, we encourage you to visit Kelle...
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What I’m Learning
I have hesitated to write this blog post for several reasons. One is I prefer to spend my time illustrating how typical our family is. I don’t spend a lot of time dwelling on how Lina – and by...
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Kids on the move!
Next week will bring the inevitable “I just sent my firstborn off to kindergarten” post, but today, we’re going with another dose of the cuteness that happens every first and third Wednesday at GiGi’s...
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Quite a view: 2 and Under at GiGi’s Playhouse
I brought my camera to the 2 and Under group at GiGi’s Playhouse today, so you know what that means: pictures of ridiculously cute kiddos. Lina discovered there is a corner of GiGi’s full of books. The...
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Buddy Walk highlights
Today was amazing. I plan to write more later, but for now, i’ll leave just a few photo highlights. A huge thank you to everyone who came out today and to all those who donated to support this cause....
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Why the Buddy Walk?
I have a lot on my mind, so bear with me over these next couple posts as I try to bring some order to my thoughts. First, I want to talk more about the Buddy Walk. We had 33 people walk with Team Lina....
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2 and Under at GiGi’s Playhouse
I was asked a few months ago to be a new co-leader for the 2 and Under group at GiGi’s Playhouse. If you’re not familiar, GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers offer free educational and...
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Naptime shenanigans, or things that make me smile
The kids finally headed back to school today after blizzard 2016, which means the return to a more normal routine. I picked Lina up from preschool at 11:30, we drove home, ate lunch, and then I put her...
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High five
Lina had her final visit yesterday with her KidTalk interventionist. (I actually don’t know if that’s the official term.) KidTalk is a research program through Vanderbilt University’s Kennedy Center....
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New friends: 2 & Under at GiGi’s Playhouse
It’s been a little while since I’ve posted photos of our GiGi’s Playhouse 2 & Under group. We’ve gained some new members, and our long-time members have grown. One friend has a new little sister. A...
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The sibling question
One of the things I worried about immediately after Lina’s birth was the impact her diagnosis would have on Corin. He didn’t have a say in this; how would his life be different as the result of having...
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Buddy Walk 2016
Last year, I wrote a soliloquy on the Buddy Walk. Definitely read it if you’re not familiar with the Buddy Walk, but this year, I’ll get to the pictures pretty quickly. What you need to know is that...
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