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Our New Endeavor As a Brand Rep For a Wonderful Boutique
I never anticipated pursuing a brand rep deal. Even though I saw many of the accounts I followed representing brands they loved, I honestly never thought of that being a path we would take. Finding Poppy Rose I found Poppy Rose Clothing on Instagram through another account I follow of a little girl with down…
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5 Strategies for Nurturing Learning in Children with Down Syndrome
Children with down syndrome are like any other child. They are curious and eager to learn new things. They just need extra help and time. I have written out and explained five strategies for nurturing learning in children with down syndrome. We Nurture Our Daughter’s Learning by Showing Her We nurture our daughter’s learning by…
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The Best Kept Secret for a Toddler’s Push Toy
We got our daughter a riding push toy for Christmas. This one here. She was just learning to stand and take a few steps along furniture. We quickly found out, though, that she couldn’t keep up with the speed of the car when she tried to push it. But my husband discovered the best kept…
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Things I Didn’t Know People with Down Syndrome Could Do
If you are like me and probably most typically developing people you’ve heard of down syndrome (DS) but you don’t really know much about it. You might know that people with down syndrome tend to have similar physical features. You might know that they learn things at a slower pace. Or you might know that…
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Rock Your Socks on World Down Syndrome Day!
World Down Syndrome Day is on March 21st. I want to give you a little peek into how we celebrate the day. Our wardrobe represents down syndrome First, our whole family wears as much blue and yellow as our wardrobes allowed. We also wear crazy mismatched socks. I’ll explain why we do these two things…
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When God Winks at You
Have you ever had a friend or co-worker or someone just know in a moment what you needed or what you needed to hear and then they give you that wink like, I’ve got you? God does that too. When God winks at you it’s just the best. Here is a recent time in my…
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Heart Warrior’s Hospital Bags
This post may contain affiliate links. We may make a small commission on items purchased through links in this post at no extra cost to you! February was heart month and our Heart Warrior has a follow-up appointment with her cardiologist this week. It got me thinking about her surgery and that whole day and…
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It’s Heart Month!
Our daughter is a Heart Warrior. We are Heart Warrior parents. Those are statements I never thought would be said by me. February isn’t Heart Month just because it has the holiday of Valentine’s Day in it but because it is the month we celebrate and bring awareness to real hearts…the hearts that are pumping…
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Reflecting on Our Daughter’s 1 Year Heartiversary
A year ago this week we were sitting in the CICU (cardiac intensive care unit) of our local children’s hospital. The morning of January 17th, 2022 we placed our daughter into the hands of a surgeon to have open heart surgery. As time goes on it gets a little easier reflecting on our daughter’s 1…