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The Kind of Photos That Come With the Frame vs. Reality
As soon as we found out that baby #3 would be a girl, my mind started racing with all of the adorable photo opportunities. Just imagine: three beautiful sisters, perfectly coiffed hair and...
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One of Those Days
It had just been one of those days. You know, one of THOSE days...the kind of day that follows a sleepless night - status quo for the mom of a 6 week old who was an insomniac even before the...
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Aunt Leanne and the Food Service Etiquette Violation
Aunt Leanne is no stranger to hard work. She's held jobs in various environments including an office, daycare, and in a sheltered workshop. Along the way, she's learned a thing or two about...
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The Black & White Photo Shoot
Since becoming parents of three, the "divide and conquer" approach has been the only way Travis and I can survive. Take, for example, errands: Travis was sent on an errand to Old Navy to purchase...
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Another BIG Announcement
Hello Strangers! Long time, no blog posts. I know, I know. But I have a good explanation as to why you haven't heard much from us this summer. You see, it all started when we had a third baby....
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Josie's Social Story
As previously mentioned, Travis has a job that has allowed us the opportunity to live all over the country. We always saw it as a fun adventure - finding a new dwelling, exploring a new city, and...
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The Day Merryn Saved Josie's Life
Something happened last week that I was initially reluctant to blog about. However, after some reflection, I realized that this blog is, in many ways, like a scrapbook - a place for me to document...
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Preschool, Pumpkins, and Prayers
Things are gradually coming together for us in our new community. We finally made a decision on our long-term residence (more on that to come in a future post). I've been researching physicians,...
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Josie Goes to Preschool
A couple of weeks ago Travis called me from work and I began venting about all of the things I have to do: find a new nanny, pediatrician, dentist, family physician, Ob/Gyn, pediatric cardiologist,...
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IQ Scores for Individuals with Down syndrome are on the Rise
I had the pleasure of attending a Down syndrome related conference over the weekend and a handful of people approached me and introduced themselves as blog/Instagram followers. It's always so nice to...
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Giving Thanks
Like last week, while Travis traveled back to the Tundra to oversee the movers as they packed up our possessions and moved them to storage (more on this later), my mom and sister visited to help me out...
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Thanksgiving 2014 Highlights
Let's see...where were we? Oh yes, Thanksgiving. Last week was an adventure, that's for sure. But we'll just focus on the parts we are thankful for - like a visit from Travis' parents, YaYa and...
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The Top 10 Reasons Why We're Boycotting Christmas Cards This Year
As the Christmas cards start rolling in, I am touched that we have so many friends and family who care enough to include us on their Christmas card lists. I marvel at the fact that they were able to...
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The Top 4 Moments from Christmas 2014
Greetings blog readers! So glad you've decided to join us in 2015! We've got so many good stories from Christmas to share with you that I considered breaking this into two posts. Then I had a...
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Down syndrome and the impact on siblings: Focus on Dr. Brian Skotko
A friend sent me this article (click here, Mom) about my beloved Brian Skotko, MD, MPP and I knew I just had to share it with our blog readers. I have such a profound respect, admiration and...
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February Update: We're still alive!
We sure hope you haven't given up on us because we are definitely not giving up on the blog. Since our last post, we've been blessed and humbled by some incredible feedback that reiterates how...
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The message is worth repeating
This picture is old, but the message is worth repeating:March 4 is a national day of awareness led by the Special Olympics. It's designed to end the use of the r-word (retarded) in popular slang....
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Another Sibling Perspective: Q&A with Jimbo's Sisters
I've been at this Down syndrome sibling thing for oh, let's just say 29 plus years...But through the magic of social media, I've "InstaFriended" another incredible family who have even more experience...
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Josie Turns 5!
500 Followers?! Wow! You guys are the best! We never imagined when we started our little family blog that we would get so much support and positive feedback from folks all around the world! Your...
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Happy Easter
Just a quick note to wish all of our readers a Happy Easter! We'll be back soon!
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