My Baby Is Supposed to Nap Where?
I can’t pinpoint the day when Hope started napping exclusively in our arms, but ironically, we lucked out last month on Friday the 13th when she took her first big girl […]
Why Our Story?
When we set up At Her Own Pace this past summer, I struggled over whether this was a self-serving or selfless venture. After all, we had quit most forms of […]
Dispelling Myths: My Baby Is Not Always Happy
The world needs to know that Hope isn’t just going to grin and bear experiences that displease her.
Hope’s First Birthday
First birthdays are incredible occasions, particularly when baby has survived her first time parents. That’s true in any case, but Hope had some additional hurdles with us. We had to […]
Self-Feeding Practice
I should say we’ve been practicing self-feeding for a couple of months now because I want Hope to fine tune her motor skills or because I want to help her […]
What Do You Mean, No Sippy Cup?
Mainstream marketing campaigns often have nothing to do with enhancing the development of our truly special little ones.
Kicking Off Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Among October’s most notable awareness campaigns are Down syndrome and breast cancer, although it seems appropriate that similar causes share the stage, including those for Spina Bifida, pregnancy and infant […]
Mainstreaming Mommy
Mainstreaming—including children with special needs in a typical classroom—is something we think about regularly, despite Hope’s young age. We think about when we will introduce her to our town’s public […]
Abbreviation Mayhem: A Beginner’s Guide to DS Lingo
When we joined the Down Syndrome Parenting League last year (no, that’s not really a thing), two major events happened. First, we built an impenetrable wall between us, a.k.a. the […]
Why We Didn’t Kill Our Unborn Baby
Many couples make the gut-wrenching decision to terminate their pregnancies for reasons that are nearly impossible for the average person to comprehend. My heart breaks for the families that can’t […]
