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A Surprise Down Syndrome Diagnosis, a Gift from God.

From the first kiss of air on your skin to the moment you reached my arms felt like a life time. I finally saw you outside of my body and all I could think was “That is my baby, that is my baby, that is MY BABY.” I was flooded with thoughts, emotions, and hormones […]

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Down Syndrome 101- Everything You Need to Know

Are you a visual kind of person? Me too. Here is a simplified version of What is Down Syndrome in just one minute. What is Down Syndrome? Down Syndrome is the name given to a genetic abnormality in which a person has a triplicate of the 21st chromosome. Trisomy 21 is another name for Down […]

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Young mom Down Syndrome Diagnosis

For some reason, the misinformation is still prevelant that Down Syndrome only occurs in older mothers. After running this site for awhile, I am here to tell you that the vast majority of mothers who have a diagnosis presented to them are falling into the “young mom down syndrome diagnosis” category. Katie was one of […]

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4 Things NOT to Say to a New Parent of a Baby with Down Syndrome

Whether the parents have learned before birth or at that precious, emotional, and chaotic time just after a baby is born, a Down Syndrome diagnosis can be paralyzing to a parent. There are so many emotions that course through the hearts of these parents that often they themselves don’t know which to latch on to. […]

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A Son with Down Syndrome- a Father’s Pride & Joy

One of my favorite kinds of stories to share on this blog is the perspective that comes from dads. It is rare, in fact, we only have about 6 stories on the blog written by the all important dads, but they are so much more powerful than most fathers realize. I first became aquainted with […]

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