"God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame."
~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Public Man, Private Father

by Patricia E Bauer

"This young woman’s life was a constant reminder of the dignity and value of vulnerable people, a message delivered like an arrow to the heart of one of the twentieth century’s most influential men. I would like to think that Charles de Gaulle may have found in Anne an exhortation to stand up for what is right in the face of overwhelming public ignorance and cruelty. Perhaps, just perhaps, she helped to change the course of history."


Saturday, July 30, 2011

The Secret


Did you ever wonder why so many people that adopt children with Down Syndrome already have a child, or two, with Down Syndrome? It is because we know the secret. Down Syndrome is beautiful and a joy.

If you want to read some beautiful stories and meet some amazing people. Check out some of the blogs of parents who have adopted children with Down Syndrome.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Brothers


These boys love each other. Max & Leo have taken the initiative to get John out of his crib every morning and carry him into the family room (even though John can walk himself). They also get him his cup of milk. When I come out of my room in the morning they are all cuddled up on the couch under a blanket watching Curious George. When John sees me, he leans forward Says "Hi!" while waving to me. My heart melts, I am so blessed.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Strong Enough to Be Your Mom

I love these two posts and I read them for inspiration. I never want to be the reason for any of my children's limitations. So much is possible. We just have to be strong enough to try.


Sunday, December 26, 2010

An Article Written by a Proud Father

"She gives him a sense of what's possible in a world without guile or agendas or booing. He gives her a job. From her, he gets no-strings support, in a profession where nothing is without strings. From him, she gets a load of empty water bottles and a stack of dirty towels. And the precious notion that she matters."


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/paul_daugherty/12/22/jillian/index.html#ixzz19HLqXj68

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Beautifully Said

I pulled this quote from the DVD "Down Syndrome The First 18 Months". At the conclusion of the DVD, Dr Allen Crocker sums up the views parents of DS children have shared with him.

"As one grows with the child and as the trip of life is unfolded, the special features become part of a collection of goodness and personalness that are your new child. When you reflect you can identify that that 47th chromosome has indeed made a difference but in the sum this difference has made an extraordinary human and someone for whom you could not have realized or anticipated the happiness and strengths that will be seen and felt. Parents tell me again and again how they have been unexpectedly rewarded and blessed by seeing with new vision. These babies have an unparalleled set of personal features that take us with them, open our eyes and fill our hearts. Perhaps one of the most profound experiences of a special parenthood is coming to realize that your old perceptions were too limited and that there is much waiting to be embraced. That extra chromosome becomes a ticket to some new warmth and features that change lives and change them well."

Allen C. Crocker, MD
Program Director, Institute for Community Inclusion
Children's Hospital, Boston