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Makes my heart melt. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome We are in the car now. They did the raffles and then it cleared out... so Payton wanted to go. She got a keychain from the dance... she is so proud! While we were walkin ... Read on »

Space Shuttle Discovery by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Last night I began hearing chatter of all these people who were getting up early to go see the space shuttle Discovery land at Dulles Airport. Eh? I had no idea what everyon ... Read on »

It is okay. And it is worth it. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Infertility can be a hard thing... if you let it. We have been dealing with infertility for years. By now... we know to expect the worst and hope for the best. I think. But ... Read on »

It's beyond frustrating... infertility, that is. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Somehow it's been over a year since our failed attempt to have another baby. We had two embryos frozen from when we went through in vetro fertilization with Payton. I felt s ... Read on »

A special request from Mason... by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Mason came home from school today telling me that he wants to raise money for leukemia. His school is hosting Pennies for Patients for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Mas ... Read on »

happy heart day. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

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... all the love in the world. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome We headed upstairs as we prepared for bedtime last night. Mason and Payton were a little behind... they wanted to "get water" to take to bed with them. A common ritual in ou ... Read on »

Doing for myself. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome My girls are overly obsessed with YouTube... I have only caught them watching donkeys mate once so far. It's all good. Mostly Payton likes to watch the bird's eye view of a ... Read on »

a letter to parents. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome At the beginning of the school year, I had a lot of anxiety over Payton's relationship with the other kids in her class. The same old worries... would they like her, would t ... Read on »

Breaking the barrier. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Sitting here on a cold frosty morning with my sleepy eyed babies... all of us piled on our less-than-large-enough couch... one blanket to go around. Nika the last to rise an ... Read on »

happy birthday bubs. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome my dearest mason. you are eight. eight years ago...i would have said that your 8th birthday seemed centuries away.but here we are. you are caring. you have compassion.y ... Read on »

reflection... six years later. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Six years ago this week, our baby girl entered the world. As she laid on my chest shortly after delivery, I looked down at her and vulnerably stated, "I don't think she is s ... Read on »

this is huge for us. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome having an emotional morning after doing some reading with payton. from a reading perspective and from a speech perspective. we honestly never knew what her capabilities w ... Read on »

she's six. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome six years ago yesterday... our lives changed forever when our baby girl was born. more reflections to come this week, but for now... payton's carnival birthday celebration. ... Read on »

happy new year. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome our christmas eve traditions are some of my most favorite things. to say the kids were excited this year would be an understatement... especially mason.the anticipation of ... Read on »

Merry Christmas. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

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Spread some holiday cheer. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome The kids had their winter celebrations at school this week. There has been a lot of talk lately about the fact that our kids don't have holiday programs at school like we ha ... Read on »

These are the moments I crave. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome When I was growing up, we lived in snow-clad areas of the country... New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin. We never questioned whether or not we would have the white ... Read on »

These are the moments I crave. by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome When I was growing up, we lived in snow-clad areas of the country... New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin. We never questioned whether or not we would have the white ... Read on »

BusyBodyBook anyone? by Bethany B. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome When we met Nika, back in September 2008, we left a disposable camera with her caregivers to take pictures of her in her baby home before we went back to get her in November ... Read on »

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