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Speaking of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, today I am featuring two fabulous blogs that I follow regularly.
The first one is called "Nuts About Nathan" about a beautiful little boy named Nathan. There is something about Nathan that is just precious. I love his gorgeous smile and I love watching his progress in meeting milestones and growing. We are also nuts about Nathan!!! To read more about Nathan's adventures visit here.
What a smile!
While we are all still getting over whatever nasty virus spread through our house, I took some cute pictures and videos of Nathan doing some pretty adorable things.
He has always thought it was fascinating that if he laid his head down on the table and knocked underneath, it made a cool sound. I decided to join in and knock for him and he thought it was hysterical! (see video below)
This is him with his head down on the table preparing to knock and hear me knocking.
Here are two different reactions to this noise and he thought it was so funny!
Nathan also has an little piano he plays (usually with his fists). He loves to make noise on this thing, and let me tell you, it is NOISY! He was sitting on the floor today after I picked him up from the babysitter’s and I put the piano in front of him. Sick Daddy was sitting on the couch and cheering him on as he would play. (also in video below)
Here are some cute pictures of him playing his piano (and trying to clap).
And now for the long awaited video…
Enjoy!
The second blog I want to share with you all is called "My Name is Sarah" and it is also amazing for multiple reasons. First of all, Sarah is also an Ohio State Buckeye and lives in Cleveland. Not to mention she has an awesome blog and I love seeing what quilts she is working on. What I really, really, really love about her blog is that she is a young adult who has Down syndrome and like most parents, I like to get a glimpse of what the future may hold for Joey and for me. Check out Sarah here.
This is one my most favorite posts EVER:
MONDAY,
APRIL 25, 2011
My dearest Sarah, I
remember a time many years ago, when I could look at one of the first
signs of spring and see simply flowers.
With their tall green leafy
stems, their round pointy petals in a kaleidoscope of colors, I could stare at
them for hours and still see only tulips. And then you entered my
world. Your arrival rocked me to the core for a short while. My
firmly grounded feet felt like they had all of a sudden encountered murky
soil. With each new step, I was unsure of my future. Our
future. Before I could fully embrace your existence, I had to endure a
series of tests and trials. Not all of them pleasant. In fact, I still
carry the pain of a few to this day. Yet, God had a plan for us
Sarah. For you and me sweet girl.
I will never forget the first time another more
experienced mom shared with me the poem, Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley. It gave me a new
found hope. I wasn't sure I was in agreement with the idea that I was heading
to Italy, yet I sure knew I wasn't planning on hitting Holland either. I
had a future mapped out. It included a Career. Money. Status. Maybe even
Fame. I was headed for great things. I was sure of it. Your extra chromosome
wasn't written into that plan. It took me a few months, but
eventually I threw that old plan away. Truthfully, for a few years though,
I hated the sight of tulips. Gradually, I grew to appreciate them
and what they stood for. A different place. Still beautiful, but
different.
We have been through a lot precious girl. I've
held you in my arms far too many times not sure if your next breath will
come. Just this afternoon as we were driving down the highway, I looked
back through my rear view mirror, and wondered if your fragile body was
going to recover from a desperate coughing spell. One that forced us to pull
off at the next exit. I asked my God, why? Why today? Why after all these
years?
Then we turned the
corner and there they were. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of them. Scarlet
and pale yellow tulips. We are in Holland Sarah. Forever in Holland.
Beautiful, beautiful Holland.
If only I knew back then what I know
today. That the miracle of your birth was just the beginning for
me. A fresh start to a grand and glorious life. I do wish I had realized
sooner, that you were sent to teach me. To allow me to see the light
through your eyes. To feel your love, a love like none other. It is
so pure. So precious. So unconditional. If only I had been given just a
glimpse of the bright and beautiful woman you were to be. I'm learning
sweetheart. I need your patience for me to truly appreciate the plan that
was outlined for us. God has known all along where we are going.
Later today, we have a meeting.
A discussion that will help shape the future, not just our future, but the
future of others on this vast Ohio State University campus. You are a pioneer
girlfriend. How very blessed I am to be invited to ride a long.
As I look over your shoulder and see the infamous Ohio
Stadium, I am reminded of the times you needed to be removed from the
game festivities due to breathing issues, once involving a police
escort. It makes the symbolism of the tulips today even greater.
You are larger than life itself Sarah. Helping to change the world. I am
truly privileged to be your mom, and oh so very grateful that my plane landed
in Holland.
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