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Supporting our troops ... by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Last week, I posted a plea for your help in supporting our troops. The response that I got was overwhelming ... thank you so much to everyone that asked for the address and ha ... Read on »
Bringing me back ... by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Today someone commented on an old post of mine, from our adoption blog. I went back and read the post, because I remember how much it made me laugh at the time ... and it stil ... Read on »
Snotty noses. Toys. And the potty. by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome I have given it several days, however the snot is overwhelming our house. The girls' noses are running like faucets ... no fever, just snot. I took them to the pediatrician th ... Read on »
Praying for Liz by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome You know you go through life, living happily ... only to be blindsided by something that becomes your new normal? That is what happened to one of my best friends a few days ag ... Read on »
This and That. by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome We are here, trying to stay healthy. We are not vaccinating for the flu this year, but we are feeling like pharmacists with all the vitamins floating around here. The swine fl ... Read on »
Mom, can we wash your car? by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome A couple days ago, Mason and Payton were playing in the front yard. Nika had just woke up and had a massive blow out, so I was getting ready to run upstairs and give her a qui ... Read on »
Gotcha Day: One Year Ago Today by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome One year ago today, Kyle and I sat in a Russian courtroom pleading our case as to why we would make good parents to Addison, a Russian orphan with Down syndrome. Trying to mak ... Read on »
A request from Afghanistan ... by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome My friend, Michelle, made me aware of a need in Afghanistan for our troops. Her husband, Joe, is currently deployed and he is working hard with a group of guys to make Thanksg ... Read on »
You are all wrong. by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome When I mentioned the other day that I was tweaking my blog for something sort of exciting to come ... I think I started some crazy frenzy of speculation. No, I am not pregnant ... Read on »
Potty. Err not. by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome I feel like Payton has been potty training forever. She has done so good with it and is so ready to make the big move to panties. Granted, we still have to take her to the pot ... Read on »
Updating my blogroll ... by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome As you can see, my blog is going through a transformation. I am doing a lot of tweaking for something sort of exciting that is about to come. :) That said, I need to update m ... Read on »
31 for 21: Day 30 {Prayer and Support} by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome I know I have mentioned before how overwhelmed I am ... in a good way ... by the power of the internet, the blogging world and the Down syndrome community as a whole. Along th ... Read on »
31 for 21: Day 29 {Pumpkin Carving} by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Mason came home from school earlier this week and told me he wanted to carve his pumpkin. While I normally want him to wait for a time that we can do it as a family, I told hi ... Read on »
31 for 21: Day 28 {Molluscum} by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome Uh... Mason has Molluscum. Seriously, my typical kid (ya know, versus my kids with special needs... verbiage people, verbiage ) isn't allowed to have anything wrong. Not that ... Read on »
31 for 21: Day 15 {Buddy Walk} by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome This Saturday, our family will be walking in the Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia's annual Buddy Walk. The Buddy Walk is an event to promote education and awaren ... Read on »
31 for 21: Day 14 {The Name Game} by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome I was tagged by Cheri over at Raising Reid to talk about how my kids got their names. So here we go ... Mason James... When we found out we were having a boy, I made of list o ... Read on »
31 for 21: Day 7 {More Alike Than Different} by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome How can this not bring a huge smile to your face? Read on »
31 for 21: Day 6 {Let's Educate} by Bethany B. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Down Syndrome On October 8, 2008, President Bush signed the Kennedy-Brownback bill ... otherwise known as the Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act. Essentially, the ... Read on »