October Is Almost Here!!!

 It is our month to raise awareness!!!! I will be taking the challenge again of blogging everyday something about our lives or just something in general about DS. I am excited and determined..and lately my boy is not making it hard for me to have things to write about..lol now if only the kids will give me the time. :)

 I will join hundreds of others in the blogging community raising awareness in what we call 31 for 21. 31 days in Oct, 21 for 3 copies of the 21st chromosome. ( Trisomy 21/ Down Syndrome).

I look forward to this for so many reasons here are my top 5:

#1 To Advocate

#2 To Educate

#3 To Learn

#4 To Connect

#5 To Shamelessly Brag & Share Our Successes

My goal isn't so much as to put a blog out there everyday (though I would be super proud of myself) as it is, if I educate just one person on the truths and the reality of life with a child with Down Syndrome, then I have achieved what I was hopping for.

I hope over the month you will visit mine and many others blogs and take a peek into our lives and not to spoil alert you but life is more alike then not!!! :)

Happy readings!!!!

Football Season!!!!

Yep already its that time of year, so quick summer is gone. Fall is coming and days and nights are cooling off. Time for pants and cozy sweaters, beautiful changing leaves, and fun fall activities. Along with daddy's favorite time of year... Football season!!!! Every Sunday from now till Super Bowl Sunday we will be watching football :) So for daddy we did a lil photo shoot to start off your 1st yr as a football fan!!!

I'm ready daddy!!!

 This is going to be so much fun..

 I'm so excited...

 This is my tough guy game face, you like it daddy

 It's good, I know right...

 Hows my cheering face???

 Priceless is my touch down face!!!!

 Here's my seriously that should have been a penalty face

 I'm awesome I know, I'm going to be a great football fan!!!

Oh yea, an daddy this face is for asking for snacks during the games K!!!

The Last Weekend Of Summer

Oh my!!! Where did summer go? With summer coming to an end, I wanted one last fun weekend with you and your brother and sister. Off to cedar park (water park) we went. We had so much fun that we spent 2 days there!!!  The weather was beautiful, hot but breezy. Couldn't ask for any better.

We arrived!!!

 Your not to sure about the cool water..

 French fries for lunch..

 Hi-5 mom this is awesome

 ugh mom can you leave my curls alone

 What is this and why can't i grab it..

 B.B can you help me grab this..

 Come here mommy

 Muah...( I love that you close your eyes, your so sweet)

 I'm not sure about this mom

 Nope not really impressed mom

 Mommy I need a hug..

 Day 2 just as much fun

Goodnight mommy I had a blast

So Very Thankful

Tonight was one of the scariest nights of my life peanut. Tonight I felt as if I saw your life flash before my eyes, I panicked and froze with fear while you choked, Shaking I recall flipping you over and pounding on your back, trying to get you to spit it up, every time I hit and lifted you, you loss more colour, the last time I flipped you and brought you back up to me your face was a bluish colour and your blood vessels were starting to pop.  :( I thought I was gonna lose you, I screamed for daddy to do something, thank goodness daddy flipped you and gave you a good hit on your back and it came up and you could breath again, but with that came alot or what seemed to be alot of blood. When you spit it up it cut your throat. Shaking I grab you and we headed to ER to have you checked out. They said we did all the right things and that you would be fine, soft foods for a few days to let the throat heal. I don't know what would have happened with out daddy. Thank you daddy for being able to act. I am so very thankful you are alright and no more hard solid foods till all your molars are in. I love you to the moon and back peanut..

My poor boy 3 days after :(

I thought it looked yummy!!!

Well now that your a mover, you get into everything!!!! Mommy needs to double clean up at the end the night ...this is why! The other afternoon while you were taking a nap Milynn and I had some art/craft time. While cleaning up the markers one obviously got away and mommy didn't see it. Well the next morning while mommy was in the kitchen getting you breakfast, Guess what you found!!!

Look at you, you have this innocent face like mom I didn't do anything I just woke up!!! LoL I shouldn't laugh but I had to just smile to myself and feel good, your exploring your world and that humbles mommy :)  But.. Thank goodness it was washable and non-toxic.

Your A MOVER!!!!

18 months old-August 29th @ 11am you became a mover!!!! You mastered to bum scoot forward, You have worked so hard to figure this  out and you've done it.. WAY TO GO PEANUT!!!!

Here is the first lil video of you as a mover that very morning :)

I can't even being to tell you the excitement, the joy, the tears and the pride mommy was flooded with. You can do anything peanut when you work hard at it :) Mommy was cheering, crying,clapping and you just looked at me like WHAT mom, why are you being so crazy. Your sister was the cutest thing right beside you ecstatic jumping up and down cheering " Go Kayde Go" over and over..lol Yelling look mommy he doing it!!!  When your BB came home and we told what you learned to do this morning he lit up with pride. He called you to come to him, you gave him your sassy grin and shook your head No and spun around..lol BB pulled out his M&M's and said Kayde look num nums and you scooted right over to him. :) Mommy called everyone she knew and I'm sure a few of our neighbours heard the news too!! I can't tell you how happy I am for you to have mastered it. Your world just opened up and got alot bigger there's so much for you to explore and learn.. Let's go peanut and explore together!!!