Tag Archive: Down syndrome

Antibiotics: How Do YOU Roll?

Need a little help here, PLEASE: My Big Little Man (who is smaller by 5 lbs now than My Little Man) got that back-to-school cold going around. For us, that means an imminent sinus infection as his compressed sinus cavities — a trait common to those with Down syndrome — makes him prone to this…

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Special Exposure Wednesday – World Down Syndrome Day

Today is World Down Syndrome Day. Spread the word! Share what you managed to capture this week. Please spread the comment love around. Thank you. *photo source

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Special Exposure Wednesday – Julianna

Meet Princess Julianna, or more accurately Pixie Princess Julianna. Don’t let the angelic face fool you, the girl can hold her own against two brothers. Get to know her in her mom’s own words. Share what you managed to capture this week. Please spread the comment love around. *This is part of a month long…

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Special Exposure Wednesday – Big Blueberry Eyes

The first thing I noticed about Kayla is her big blueberry eyes. She has the biggest, bluest eyes I have ever seen. When she smiles, they just seem to light up. The fact that she has Down Syndrome just seems so secondary to who she is. Get to know Kayla more in her mom’s own…

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Special Exposure Wednesday – Rachel Cooperstein

To start off Down Syndrome Awareness Month, enjoy this video of a very special girl. Share what you managed to capture this week. Please spread the comment love around. Thank you, 🙂 *originally posted here

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My Angel

I knew that my body was giving everything to this little person growing inside me. I knew my life would never be the same; that our lives would never be the same. There were no words to express the happiness I knew my belly contained. I knew that this little being was my angel; my…

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The Worth of a Soul: The Story of Kirill

According to a judge in Russia, a little boy with Down syndrome is better off in an institution than with a family wanting nothing more but to love and cherish him. In other words, that extra chromosome to this judge is worthy of only one thing. A death sentence. My friend Veronica holds dual citizenship…

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Adults with Special Needs

We went to the maple sugar bush this week as it was March Break for the kids. Part of the attraction of this particular sugar bush is the all-you-can-eat breakfast and the small farm they have with a pig, some sheep, a goat, a cow and some chickens. We headed out early on Thursday morning…

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A School Day or Sick Day?

Send ’em? Keep ’em home? Send ’em? Keep ’em home? You recite the words over and over again as you pluck the petals from the cut flowers sitting in the vase? (LOL, there’s a luxury I don’t enjoy often!) Eeny, Meany, Miney Moe? Paper, Scissors, Rock? Or with the flip of a coin? How do…

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Doing Business with Accepting Individuals

A long time ago, long before kids, my husband (aka: Sarge) and I decided that we only wanted to do business with good people;  Folks who were honest and hard-working and who treated us right… versus those establishments that may have a slightly lower price tag but their store-side manner just stunk (cleaned up for…

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