Our journey through life is in constant motion and change. After all the recent changes in our life, I thought perhaps starting this blog will allow me to reach out to others in the same position as us and possibly let others into how we Ski through life. A day after learning Grady’s Secret, I read another DS mom’s blog, it was filled with hope and inspiration, it allowed me to get through a few more seconds of the day. Maybe, I can do the same. Writing down my feelings and experiences is a form of therapy for me as well…We aren’t a perfect family, we are a bit crazy at times but at the end of the day we have God and each-other.
I am a 26 year old wife, stay-at-home mom, part time tutor and aspiring photographer. I started my college education out at NC State as a scholarship women’s soccer player and after an untimely injury transferred and completed my education at UNC Wilmington, where I attained my communications studies degree. Shortly after graduation I married my best friend from High School, Paul. We moved from the coast of NC to Charlotte to follow my husbands job offer as a police officer. It wasn’t two months after we got married that we learned we were pregnant! When Mason was 8 months old we returned home to NY. My husband, Paul, is a father, husband, former Marine, and currently working as a Federal Officer. He is a passionate outdoorsmen, spending his free time fishing with Mason and Grady, hunting or taking long walks in the woods. Finally our first born son, Mason is 3, he is vivacious, passionate and loving. Grady, our second son, happens to have an extra chromosone, T21, and is pure joy. He was born 2/20/10….
This Blog follows how we ”Ski” Through Life with an Extra Chromosome!
Since I am going through the same path as you I was happy to hear you share your story with the public. I am 30 weeks pregnant due Feb 24th with a ds baby boy. I have tons of different emotions, but most of all I am happy to be a mom again and make my son a big brother. I too have a two year old boy. I will continue to read your blog as it is very inspiring.
Tabitha, thank you for finding me so I can find you!! We are due the same day, awesome. I have a ton of emotions as well, and although my big picture outlook remains to be filled with hope and purpose, their are somedays where I wash my hair four times in the shower because i keep forgetting if I even washed it once. Mainly because my mind wanders and roams to so many different places. I too cannot wait to make my 2 year old a big brother…. it will be a wonderful day for sure. thanks for following, and I look forward to sharing this time together with you… our boys will be going down the same path…… God Bless
Hello, I am due on July 24. My husband an I just came back from the doctor. I am 23 weeks and did not do an amniocentesis (we don’t want to risk it), but we did do the sonogram. They told us that all looks OK except that our baby doesn’t show the nasal bone and that it is a sign of DS.
Even though we told them that this child is God sent and that we will keep it, they still want us to have an amniocentesis to be prepared they said. I asked them if I can become prepared other ways, for this reason they gave me this website. I don’t know what I should be prepared of though.
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