Welcome to our family blog!

The purpose of this blog is to be a journal for my children and to help other parents who have been given a diagnosis of down syndrome. It is so upsetting to think that 90% of parents who find out their baby has down syndrome choose to terminate their pregnancy.

Many times as in our case we had no real knowledge or life experiences of what down syndrome was like. It was absolutely frightening to be completely in the dark. However, there were only a couple of days of grieving for the child we had envisioned in our minds. Once we started researching all of the resources available, talking with other parents of children with down syndrome and began bonding with our beautiful twins we were able to see that our twins were not all that different. They were both two beautiful gifts from god.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving

I am so thankful for my beautiful baby girl Lyla and her brother Jay and sister Carly

They give everything back that I give to them tenfold.

Lyla now says 25 words - Hi, Momma, Dadda, Baba, Cookie, Thank You, Ball, Bath, Night Night, Nana, Puppy, Up, down, JJ, Sissy, On, Off, Ok, Food, Book, Bark, Roar, baby, teeth

She rides her plasma car, bounces on the trampoline and runs in all directions.

She is absolutely the sweetest little girl.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Lyla is following in Carly's footsteps and is starting Wee Wuns preschool

We are so excited to start Lyla in preschool at Wee Wuns in Cypress, Tx. Carly is now in kindergarten however she still misses Wee Wuns. They have been so supportive in integrating Lyla in the classroom. I really believe she will be able to keep up with her two year old peers. She listens well and follows two step commands. She talks quietly however she is talking and babbling all the time.

Friday, July 29, 2011

My Babies are two years old!!

We just got back from the doctor and they are both healthy! Lyla's thyroid levels are perfect and the x-rays of her neck are normal so she can now start gymnastics.

Lyla now says: Hi, Momma, Dadda, Baba, Cookie, Thank You, Ball, Bath, Night Night, Nana, Puppy, Up, down, JJ, Sissy

Lyla Measured: Height 31.75" (6.71%) Weight 23lbs 13.7oz. (14.48%)
JJ Measured: Height 37" (97.06%) Weight 34lbs (96.7%)

It is so funny because now people do not think they are twins when they first meet them. They keep telling me I had Irish twins.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Lyla is a little Walker and a little Talker!

Lyla has amazed me these last few months.

She now says: Mamma, Dadda, Cookie, Thank, Puppy, Ball and Hi!! She is now 20 months old and is constantly moving and babbling. We have kept her on Gingko Biloba this entire time. I believe it has helped her come this far so fast. I just think it gives her energy and motivation. The Speech Therapist was really pleased that she is able to say Cookie. She heard her say it when she was visiting. I guess the C sound is tough.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Lyla has taken her first steps!

Lyla has started standing from a crawling position and then walking a couple of steps before she falls down. She keeps getting stronger every day and has built it up to 3 steps before she falls. She started walking right after Christmas. She is 17 months old!