Tag: Down Syndrome
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Summer Camps
Can you believe that January is more than half-way done? It’s true! Days are getting longer, the sun is shining down on us a little brighter, and, while we are in the middle of our first big snow storm this season, spring is (finally) on the horizon. I am not winter’s biggest fan. I love…
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Birthday Parties
Robert was invited to a classmate’s birthday party. Not only was it going to be the first classmate’s birthday party he’d been invited to attend, but it was also going to be a pool party. Needless to say, I was feeling a bit nervous about it. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Robert has taken…
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Christmas
Merry Christmas! What are your favourite Christmas traditions? I love that we celebrate Christmas as a family on December 24th. We gather at my parents home, eat appetizers instead of dinner, let the kids open and enjoy their gifts while we open our gifts to each other. It’s casual, relaxed, full of chaos and love.…
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The Tooth Fairy
Early autumn we noticed that Robert was growing “shark teeth”. This happens when adult teeth grow in behind the baby teeth. I looked it up out of concern, only to discover it is a fairly common phenomenon for children. The search results indicated that it was best to encourage the child to wiggle free their…
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Tis the season
‘Tis the season. While friends and family prepare their homes for the arrival of Santa Claus, we battle one virus after another. Croup has already hit our home this year, going from one boy to the next. It took a lot out of us, physically draining the boys and consuming us with worry. As a…