18 months…Stay tuned to WCCO TV!
Wow, what a month it has been!
Where do I even begin to update you on the amazing month we have had!?!?! Here’s a quick summary…so get comfy…it’s ALL good!
Here are few of my favorite pictures of our latest adventures!
With Jack crawling now we are definitely having to work on both boys’ ability to share and play gentle with each other. And…let’s keep it real…they love to bite each other. Come on boys. Teeth are for eating, not biting. Ugh. Seeing the boys in their swimming gear makes me miss warm temps! We got this water table out after I realized that Jack would stand and splash for 10 minutes! Seeing him upright and loving life was so exciting!
Jack went for a routine check up at the Down syndrome clinic at Children’s where they review his progress. She said he looked great and asked to see him in a year!
Jack loves feeding himself and I finally caught him giving us this look…“Are you serious Mom, another picture?”
We go to speech therapy twice a month and I love to see all the fun things he is learning and communicating. He loves to imitate expressions and is very interactive. He enjoys clapping and singing but his favorite is dancing!
Jack just went to the eye doctor today and they said his eyes look great! No cute glasses. We will follow up annually. I swear he loves charming nurses! 🙂
At the end of September we went to the Step Up for Down syndrome walk in Como park. It’s like a huge family reunion and I love getting a chance to see so many others rocking this extra chromosome. October is Down syndrome awareness month and a great opportunity to share how amazing people with Down syndrome are.
Did you know that I teach in a building where there are 5 parents with a child with Down syndrome! Talk about an amazing group of people!
Jack and his buddy Drew! I love that boy and his family!
Carrie and Jack.
Carrie’s sweet daughter, Gracie, always reminds us she is watching over us on special days like this, as she passed away at 18 months old. Carrie and her husband recently adopted their sweet Olivia in June and she has an extra special chromosome. They walked in honor of both their daughters. Livy & Grace.
Jack goes to my friend’s (and coworker) house twice a week while I am working. I love getting updates and pictures of Jack playing with her youngest son and another friend with an extra special chromosome. They sing, dance, play, go for walks, and work on many skills. Having him go to daycare there is such a blessing! She has a son with Ds and she tells me often how Jack reminds her of her 8 year old. She is the mom my doctor called the morning after Jack was born. Isn’t God’s plan amazing?!?
We are all about fall and one of our favorite things is going to watch our alma mater’s amazing football team! This past weekend was homecoming and it was great to see classmates and a great game!
One morning Chris text me this picture at work. I just about screamed! He pulled himself up! We have been working hard on this. He went from kneeling, to one leg up, to STANDING!! WOOP, WOOP.
Some very exciting news…
Gigi’s playhouse is excited to partner with us to get Jack’s baskets in all 15 birth centers in the Twin Cities! WOW!! We are hopeful that each family will start their new path off with a gift, encouragement, and resources! The Gigi’s medical outreach team, including DSDN, is working hard to get the baskets together so we can get them to the hospitals! With the partnership with Gigi’s Playhouse-TC the baskets can be tax deductible!
On October 1st, we celebrated 8 years of marriage. I can not express in words my love for my husband. Here was my post on our anniversary…
Chris and I celebrate how great our God is! 8 years ago we committed our lives together in marriage and sang this song in a chapel filled with people that love and support us. We are beyond blessed and I am so grateful for my husband. It’s you and me against the world. How great is our God.
That morning, we prepared for a visit from WCCO, as they are doing a story on our lives with Jack. Stay tuned to WCCO TV on Monday, October 20th at 10pm…it’s going to be a good one. EEK!
How Great is Our God
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