The morning my daughter was born, I held her in my arms & looked deeply into her trusting & inquisitive, almond shaped eyes. I held her with the strenth, yet gentleness that other mama bears will recognize in themselves occasionally - a bit of the mama bear fierceness that I don't often need to feel. I made my first promise to my newborn daughter that night. I told her that one day she would amaze everybody. I believed it with all my heart, yet I never imagined that a short 3 years later I would be writing this post. I never doubted that she would show the world what an incredible person she would be.....but I had no idea that I would be the one who is the most amazed. I am in awe of my little girl.
K was diagnosed with trisomy 21, commonly known as Down syndrome, shortly after she was born. I knew very little about Down syndrome (DS) at the time & spent hours researching treatments, & therapies. Some were mainstream - many were not.
Our journey with our daughter is different than that of many parents of a child with Down syndrome. At first I didn't share a lot about what we were doing, mainly because I was so unsure that some of the ideas would work. I have also found it difficult to finally start this blog & perhaps interupt our private lives. Even though I have been on different forums and Down syndrome boards for over 3 years, & posted often, I have rarely shared pics online. I think we have walked a bit different path though - & I feel it is time I started to share some of what we have done.
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