For the first time in my life, I am celebrating October as Down syndrome awareness month. For the first time, I have a true understanding of what Down syndrome is and it is completely different from what it was just 8 months ago. I had always thought of myself as a very open-minded person, but … Continue reading October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Month: October 2016
Hitting The Reset Button On My Marriage
For me, marriage is when you want to strangle someone to death, but you would never do it because you would miss them far too much. To steal a quote from Grey's Anatomy (that I've been binge watching for the past two months), it is about "loving each other even when you hate each other." It's about never giving up.
My {2} Month Old with Down Syndrome
It's hard to believe that our baby is two months old. My little girl. It's all still very surreal. I have a baby?! The love I feel for her is too strong for words and too deep to be explained. I feel like I'm living in a dream, I am just so happy. I am also very sleep deprived...that might be the main culprit.
Punching the Timeclock
I am hard on myself. I always have been and probably always will be. Usually, I consider it a strength of mine because am constantly pushing myself to be better than my best. Other times, it's nothing but a stressor because I can easily feel like I'm not good enough. I am feeling this stress … Continue reading Punching the Timeclock