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<a href="http://four77.blogspot.com/1981/01/archive.html">Archive</a>Aaron Baumannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137140891995961966noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-52338936015005757962014-03-13T22:42:00.001-07:002014-03-13T22:42:56.344-07:00So...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It turns out I'm not so good at this blogging- consistency speaking. But come on! I have a million children...or four. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, here's a couple pictures of my love bug and his exploring outside. He has figured out he can push through our screen door (we have a <a href="http://www.asseenontv.com/magic-mesh/detail.php?p=346828">Magic Mesh</a>) so many afternoons he finds his way to the backyard. The other afternoon the older kids had been "watering the flowers" (read: spraying each other) so the ground was quite wet. Matthew thoroughly enjoyed himself! </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-57044112294156976752013-10-03T20:45:00.001-07:002013-10-03T20:45:10.043-07:00A Little At Home Therapy<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At Matthew's first physical therapy appointment at Children's Hospital, the therapist used a <a href="http://kayeproducts.com/kaye-adjustable-benches/">Kaye Adjustable Bench</a> to help Matthew stand up; I thought it was the perfect height but figured the cost would make it prohibidibidabo. Good thing I know someone super handy! My dad, for those of you who didn't see the dresser project. He even made it with adjustable legs, so as Matthew gets taller, so can the table. It's perfect. Here are a couple pics of Matthew doing some awesome standing and then trying to pull himself up on it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The stud!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">His little legs look so short!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He got his butt off the ground- if he could only figure out what to do with his legs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-22297317633252455202013-09-19T21:42:00.002-07:002013-09-19T21:42:24.093-07:00First...errr...Second Day of First Grade<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yup...that's just the way it goes. Don't tell, but I also forgot to ask Isaac these questions until today. Oh well! I can't imagine his answers are much different than they would have been 4 weeks ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So here's my boy, 6 years old, 1st grade. Crazyville.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yup, that happened.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How tall are you and how much do you weight: </b><i style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">60 ft tall and 30 pounds</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My best friends name is: </b><i>Rhylee</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite thing to play: </b><i>Tag</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite book: </b><i>Star Wars</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite TV show: </b><i>River Monsters</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite food: </b><i>Beans and Cheese</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>When I grow up, I want to: </b><i>Fisherman</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Something I really like: </b><i>Going on a motorcycle ride</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Something I don't really like: </b><i>Doing chores</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite thing about myself: </b><i>I am caring </i>(this was after some help from mom)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Something I want to do this year: </b><i>Go to the zoo</i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-48456150293314793832013-09-18T21:44:00.001-07:002013-09-18T21:44:16.339-07:00Happy Birthday Matthew!!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Matthew turned one!! I can't believe it, where does the time go?? We had a house full of people in town on his birthday- my grandparents (his great) and my sister and her husband to help us celebrate; we had a big shindig planned for the day after his birthday, but the 2 year old had other plans. You see, Baxter has continued to have a bit of jealousy in regards to his brother and in an attempt to foil Matthew's birthday celebration, decided to contract Hand Foot and Mouth Disease. I'll go ahead and give him the benefit of the doubt and say he didn't intend to get the disease, but nonetheless, did. SO, we had to reschedule his birthday party to the following weekend and thankfully, all the family was still planning on being in town. Not wanting to shaft Matthew on the actual birthday, we decided to go ahead and celebrate and do the typical first birthday smash cake. Needless to say, he enjoyed himself immensely. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-19220351565218931902013-08-26T21:51:00.004-07:002013-08-26T21:51:52.342-07:00A Little Home Project<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Back before I was even pregnant with Isaac (6 years old), my sister and I went to a garage sale and she bought a dresser. She didn't have any room for the dresser- it was for "the future"- so she kept it at our house in the catch-all room. Well, shortly after that I got pregnant with Isaac and now the catch all room was going to become the nursery. I didn't like the color of the dresser and had every intention of repainting it to match the nursery. This never happened. Heck, the only reason the nursery got finished being painted was because my sister did it while I was in the hospital having Isaac. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fast forward down the road 6 years and the dresser is still an ugly shade of maroon/red only now Baxter (2 years) is using it. This July, my in-laws brought us a dresser that matched the one Isaac now uses (since the boys share a room), so I decided to finally redo this dresser and turn it into our "hutch" for the dining room. The series of pictures below is how the project went! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The killer knobs I got at Home Goods- 4 pulls for $7.99- way better than $7.99 each!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is my husband. He is not handy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> But he's handsome- so that's got to count for something. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is the man who makes the magic happen- Dad, Papa, Randy. He'll answer to all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And the finished product! I'm in love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lorelai had her first day of school this week! We were going to send her back to the preschool she went last year, 3 days a week, half days; but the preschool had gotten full so they started a transitional kindergarten class and asked her to be a part of it. That means, she is now attending every day, half days and her class is actually with the kindergarten class. I was a bit hesitant for a number of reasons, but I'm hoping it works out to be a good thing for her. She's certainly excited! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>How tall are you and how much do you weight: </b><i>I definitely don't know that</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My friends name is: </b><i>Christian </i>(this is actually a little boy from her preschool class she insists she is going to marry) <i>and kind of Naomi. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite thing to play: </b><i>Barbies</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite color: </b><i>Pink and purple</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite book: </b><i>I don't have one yet</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite TV show: </b><i>Winx</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite food: </b><i>Peas and fried rice</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>When I grow up, I want to: </b><i>Be a chef and make cookies </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Something I really like: </b><i>Going on a date with my daddy</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Something I don't really like: </b><i> When we have to watch something Isaac likes, like Dinosaurs or Swamp Horses </i>(actually Swamp Wars). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>My favorite thing about myself: </b><i>Dressing up and putting on dresses</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Something I want to do this year: </b><i>Go to school and have so much fun</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because Isaac is a big Star Wars fan, we went to Star Tours first- he was so excited! From there it was one ride after the other! The favorites were Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster, Pirates of the Caribbean, Radiator Springs Racer (poor Aaron didn't get to go on this one), and Grizzly River Run (I didn't get to do that one). I think he was a bit overwhelmed, okay, he was a lot overwhelmed and nervous about trying anything new. A couple times we had to INSIST that we were going to go on ride X and that we promised he would like it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The highlight of the trip- especially for Isaac was that he got picked to be part of the Jedi Training. He was so cute in the robe with the light saber and he fought a good fight against Darth Maul. I'm not going to lie, I was secretly hoping he would pick the Dark Side since he does like the "bad guys", but no luck. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We spent three fun-filled days between Disneyland and California Adventure! Aaron and I can't wait for Lorelai to turn 6 so we can go again...or maybe we'll decide to go for our anniversary next summer. We shall see! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My little Jedi</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-50566087869278677672013-08-16T22:10:00.000-07:002013-08-16T22:10:28.848-07:00It's Not Fair<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sometimes that's what we want to yell, from the rooftops, but in our grown up minds we know the truth, life isn't fair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This sentiment was never more clear to me than this morning during the Baby Steps class I go to at Down Syndrome Connection. We had a new family there with a newborn baby. This couple had done the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/baby/alpha-fetoprotein-afp-in-blood">AFP test</a> early in their pregnancy and were told their baby was fine. Needless to say, when they were given the diagnosis of Down Syndrome two weeks after birth, it rocked their world. They were a couple from India, and the husband shared that they were very religious when she had conceived and then mentioned several other things they had "done right", so he just couldn't understand why their baby had been born with Down Syndrome. What he was saying without saying it was "It's not fair! It's just not fair!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was honestly very sad and I don't know that there is much we could have said to them that would have really made a difference- right now. Hopefully their reality is that as their baby grows and as they continue through the grieving process, they will come to a place of acceptance and love for their little girl. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-28305989228033151542013-07-15T14:45:00.000-07:002013-07-15T14:45:11.579-07:00This Time Last Year<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I find myself feeling a little nostalgic during this
period of time but it’s hard to not think about “This time last year” when the
previous year was so full of momentous occasions. Thankfully, something
happened to my iphone calendar and I can no longer reference the actual dates,
just the general time frame, so I won’t be too obsessive about it. I do however
happen to know that July 17<sup>th</sup> was the date of my level three
ultrasound and the same day they took my blood for the <a href="http://www.ariosadx.com/">Harmony blood test</a>; I swore I wouldn’t
remember the date we got the phone call telling us the test results, but I
lied, it was Friday, July 27<sup>th</sup>. Also, if you see me driving down the
street and I might be crying, it’s probably because I’m listening to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLGMyo8wfPc">Mumford and Sons “I Will Wait”</a>. I first heard that song on my way to one of
many <a href="http://americanpregnancy.org/prenataltesting/non-stresstest.html">Non
Stress Tests</a> and I kind of listened
to it on repeat a whole lot. Now, whenever I hear the song, my mind instantly
goes back to that time, which makes me a little melancholy. It’s not sadness about what happened, it’s sadness
about the time frame. There was so much more happening during that time than
just the baby stuff- when I think back on it, I call it my “survival mode”
because that’s what I was operating under, survival. The good news is, I
survived, I’m better for it, and I imagine that each year, thinking back, will
get a little easier and easier, and perhaps I should stop listening to that
dang song. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-24593513740275073592013-07-09T21:48:00.002-07:002013-07-09T21:48:19.872-07:00A Little Matthew Update<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A couple weeks ago I took the kids to Super Franks (an indoor playground) because it was rainy. While I was there, it was the first time I felt like people, moms, were "staring" at Matthew. Specifically this one mom kept looking at him and then giving me this "look." I ignored her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In other news, Matthew is doing so well! He has a weekly appointment with Jennifer, an Infant Development Specialist, and then currently a bi-weekly (or so) physical therapy appointment, though I'm currently working on getting that moved closer so we can go weekly. Jennifer said he was doing so well that if he didn't automatically qualify for her services, he might not get them- that's fantastic! She is going to go ahead and recommend that he be evaluated for Occupational Therapy, but she also didn't think he really needed it right now, but she didn't want him to get behind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At this point Matthew is sitting, quite well, though sometimes he gets off balance and falls over. He has also developed a way to go from sitting to his belly- it's quite cute. He isn't crawling or creeping yet, but is pretty adept at going backwards and rolling to get where he wants to go and doesn't want to go (under the entertainment center or couch). With some assistance he can get on his knees, and from there he is working on sitting up- sometimes he needs a little help with moving his hands back. All in all, he is doing good!</span><br />
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It can be a little overwhelming sometimes reading other people's experiences with their children who have Down Syndrome. My biggest fear is that I'm not doing something I should and as a result he will be behind even more. At this point though, I just have to roll with the punches and trust the professionals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Me: Baxter, what would you like for breakfast?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Baxter: Donuts!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Me: We don't have any donuts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Baxter: Why not? I like them. They are yummy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And every now and then he gets what his heart desires...</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-80868395700089993882013-07-09T21:37:00.001-07:002013-07-09T21:37:01.701-07:00What Are Chubby Legs Good For?<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Baxter has a pretty good idea! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once upon a time he walked into his preschool program and started crying. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So glad he no longer has stage fright!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-43296556804291834532013-07-08T22:02:00.000-07:002013-07-09T22:03:18.014-07:00First Year of Preschool Finished!<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lorelai wrapped up her first year of preschool this week and as a part of that they had a "stepping up" ceremony. It was all very cute. The teachers had asked the students a couple questions and I was lucky enough to get Lorelai's on tape. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-19391293916610382772013-06-06T21:37:00.000-07:002013-06-06T21:37:09.048-07:00Oy!<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Why do I have to work so hard to get a serious, good picture of this child! </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-27275699546222347652013-05-30T22:19:00.001-07:002013-05-30T22:19:09.161-07:00Just One Of Those Thoughts<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is my random, transparent thought for the day...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a friend who just had a baby girl. I have a son who is approximately 9 months older than she is. Given typical circumstances the phrases, "When they grow up they can get married!" Or, "Hey, your wife was born today!" would have passed through my lips today, but each time the thought came into my head I quickly quashed it. I don't think I need to spell it out for you to understand why. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Does this make me a terrible person? I feel like it sort of does. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my boy and I would not trade him for anything in the world, but this is just one of those things that when it comes to mind, makes me a little sad. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-813345828067599042013-05-19T21:50:00.000-07:002013-05-19T21:50:55.151-07:00Oh Lord Help Me...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I got a little glimpse into what my life will be like in 10-12 years. Lord give me strength.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-67305948694362320642013-05-18T22:37:00.002-07:002013-05-18T22:37:30.616-07:00Cowboy<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other day, Isaac and I had the following conversation while on the way home from school: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Isaac: When I grow up, I'm going to be a cowboy because I will have a gun. I won't shoot it all the time, just some of the time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Me: Oh yeah? What are you going to shoot with it? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Isaac: I'm going to shoot dear to eat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Me: Does that mean you are going to live in the wilderness? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Isaac: Well, I'm going to live in a shack, is that where they have shacks? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Me: Why are you going to live in a shack? Why not a house?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Isaac: Umm...mom, because I'm a cowboy and I don't know how to build a house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Okay son, you have clearly given this a lot of thought. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-81587580830261086912013-05-14T23:11:00.000-07:002013-05-14T23:11:03.761-07:00And On With Life...That's what we did. It's amazing how everything just settles in and normal life starts. Aaron went to work, kids went to school, I sat and nursed a baby while playing cars on the side with Baxter...just life. <div>
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I attended a Baby Steps meeting at the Down Syndrome Connection, it was nice seeing other babies with Down syndrome and meeting other moms. This was a support meeting so we all just talked. I got to hear about their experiences, their "story" as it were. So interesting how everyone is different. I remember sharing the conversation I had with my brother with them and how they were all touched by that. I shared about a thought I had while at Safeway one afternoon. I don’t
have specifics in mind of what I want my children to grow up and be, but I know
I want them to be “successful.” It’s no secret that adults with Down Syndrome
don’t typically grow up to be doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, or any of
the careers we typically see as being successful. This realization hit me for
the first time when I was at Safeway and I saw a gentleman with Down syndrome
and he was collecting the carts. I want so much more for my son than for him to
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I had been told when leaving the hospital that I needed to get in touch with Regional Center and they would start the ball rolling on services for Matthew. Up until that time I had not had much luck getting in touch with them, but thanks to Martha, the group facilitator, after mentioning it to her, she was able to help get the ball moving. I got a call that afternoon and my appointment arranged for the following week. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then he realized his bouncy seat had buttons, so he was willing to</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And look at him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">By the next day he would kindly request to "hold it?" </span></div>
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<span id="goog_787492261"></span><span id="goog_787492262"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04543393260140206231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689342886136662388.post-3690612619365832102013-05-14T22:48:00.003-07:002013-05-14T22:48:46.818-07:00Meeting Baby Brother At Last! <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lorelai was sleeping when we got home, so when she woke up from her nap she was so excited to get to meet her new baby brother!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A cozy bath, the first one mommy got to give.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ada, one of Matthew's fabulous primary nurses</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One last rock in the SUPER comfy hospital chairs (not!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also, check out my new pants! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All decked out in his snazzy "going home" outfit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Disconnecting all the wires- woohoo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Locked, loaded and ready to go home!</span></div>
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