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    • Request a Basket
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February 17, 2023
Blog

Never in my wildest dreams…

Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that my husband and I would have three healthy and beautiful children...

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February 11, 2023
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Celebrating Baby N!

“Thank you for our basket and welcoming Baby N. It has been emotional for me navigating motherhood and Baby N’s Down syndrome diagnosis, but the more I talk about it t

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February 8, 2023
Blog

Jack got a smiley face!

Well, Jack’s expression could sum up how I’ve been feeling about the past couple of weeks. He’s been testing boundaries in all areas and as much as school breaks are wonderfu

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January 19, 2023
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I will fight for you.

It’s been 5 years since we said

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July 29, 2022
Blog

Celebrating Disability Pride Month

Everyday we assign value to people with our assumptions, labels, and generalizations. Oftentimes our view of others, and their worth, is based on achievement, education

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June 15, 2022
Blog

“Dad, look at me”

Dads don’t get asked too many times for advice on raising a child with Down syndrome. I’m not sure why. It could be a “guy thing” like asking for directions –

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May 7, 2022
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“Mom, take a breath”

“Mom, take a breath.”I waited almost 8 years for Jack to have a conversation with me and this is the most common thing he says. The kid is

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May 2, 2022
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“You could feel the love!” Jack’s Basket 2022 Open House Recap

We invite you to enjoy this recap video to feel the love we got to experience with our community! The walls were covered with pictures of our precious babies, 100 baske

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March 25, 2021
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Jack’s 8th Birthday. How he’s changed me.

8 years ago, I sat in a hospital bed, just having given birth to Jack by emergency c-section. Little did I know that the unexpected events of how his delivery went, would pale in c

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March 19, 2021
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The Birth Day Club

As Jack’s 8th birthday approaches on March 25th, I can’t help but think about how his life has impacted so many for the better, especially mine. Never in my mind would I ever h

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