Here she was before…

And here she is now…

Those metal brackets on her teeth are actually quite becoming don’t ya think?  And for the record, yes: that hair in her eyes drives me batty!

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When Cass was first born I used to believe that she would break all the records for people with Down syndrome.  I believed if I worked with her hard enough, if I just pushed her the right amount, if only I had enough faith in her, I could will her “normal.”
It may be inaccurate to say [...]

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I don’t know about your house, but around here shiny new backpacks and eager faces like those can mean only one thing.  You guessed it: back to school!  Yes, it’s early.  We’re on a year-round schedule round about these parts and it actually works out quite well.
In celebration of the big day [...]

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I tease her that I’m glad she’s home because I need her to get back to emptying the dishwasher.
And taking out the bathroom trash twice a week.
Between me and you though… there’s much more to it than that.
She is THE FUNNIEST kid.  Especially when she’s not trying to be.
The love in her heart for her [...]

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I’ve been know to say, “he’s all boy” when referring to Jayce.  I’m not sure that’s entirely accurate though.  Especially seeing as how he likes to “borrow” sissy’s necklace when she’s not looking.  Maybe I’ll use this picture as blackmail in about 14 years when he’s a rough and tumble football player who’s twice my size.

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     You remember how I wrote here about Cassidy being my own little starlet?  Well, the proof is in the pudding right?  I thought I’d share some pictures of her last day of school.
 
 
 
     This child was an autograph signin’ fool that day!  Everywhere she turned there was a yearbook or a water bottle or a [...]

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     Seeing as how it’s Mothers Day weekend and all I thought I’d put a motherly twist on a couple of posts this weekend.  And what better place to begin than showing off the recent post-it note awards I was given after a particularly trying discussion with my 13-year-old.  The whole thing left me feeling [...]

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     On the day she was born they told me this child had Down syndrome.
     They said it in a way that left me broken.  Desperate.  And alone.
     They said that if we were lucky she would learn to dress herself someday.
     They said that she’d be mentally retarded. 
     They said she wouldn’t breastfeed successfully. 
     [...]

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