Four years. Wow! Just a couple months ago, I experienced one of the sweetest moments in my life. Matthew spontaneously said for the first ...

A cheaper and quicker blood sampling method to test for Down syndrome is reportedly going to be available to pregnant women by 2013. I'm...

The sky is falling. And I'm not referring to snow. Having two kids, who are fairly close in age, when they are both sick is not easy. I ...

Our artificial pre-lit Christmas tree is up. Thankfully, the cat and kids aren't interested in climbing it or pulling it down or yanking...

Growing up, I had always wanted a brother or a sister. That decision wasn't mine to make. "My child will not be an only child,...

Sharing a letter from my dad about my previous post " Why Us? " and his thoughts on being on this journey with us. Your feelings w...

Why me? Why us? These questions nagged me when waiting for Matthew's chromosome test results after his birth. "I'm not strong ...

The audiologist whom I wrote to about the use of the term "Down's Syndrome boy" emailed me last week. It was an email thankin...

I miss my mom. When she arrived in April, 3-1/2 months seemed like a lengthy period of time. When I saw her off at the airport earlier today...

A blogger friend who writes at Chase and More shared an interesting article called "The Impact of Childhood Disability: The Parent...

I'm still blown away by the fact that Elizabeth is 6 weeks old and is holding her head up fairly well, cooing and smiling. Her rapid dev...

Life changes with one kid. The landscape changes again with two and we discover that the parenting map for kid #1 doesn't quite apply to...

I continue to be amazed, but not surprised, by the strong bonds formed in the Down syndrome community. Whether it's celebrating the birt...

Remembering my Grandpa this Valentine's Day. February 14, 2007 - It was the day I received a blood test confirmation that I was pregnant...

Sometimes our decisions in life take us to places for different reasons other than which we originally intended or planned. When I went to A...

We opted to do the 1st trimester prenatal screening test for Down syndrome with this pregnancy. We did it in not just one but two blood draw...

Past studies indicate that an estimated 90% of pregnant women choose to have an abortion when they receive a prenatal diagnosis of Down synd...

1. Down syndrome is just a small part of the bigger picture. 2. Patience, patience, patience. 3. A smile from a little one can brighten an...

Like other parents who have a biological (as opposed to adopted) child with Down syndrome, Bill and I met with a genetic counselor during ou...

My title is borrowed from an email my mom had forwarded to me. It was a list of zen teachings, which I found rather humorous, and the one th...