Most days I am completely fine with Down syndrome and Rachel. Other days, like ones recently, Down syndrome gets to me. I have a hard time k...

By Saturday afternoon, I think the staff at the hospital could tell we were done being there. The resident on duty came in and said she woul...

So folks, there is good reason I've been MIA from this blog. Back story - Rachel and I have been stuffy with the same nasal congestion...

our newest family member! I had my 12 week ultrasound today. I am so happy with my OB-GYN practice because they allow their techs to tell y...

Don't let this sweet face fool you.  This girl is capable of getting in to some trouble. Today she... dug out dirt from the plants in th...

I took advantage of the warm weather yesterday to try on Rachel some of her spring/summer wardrobe. I can't wait to see those chubby le...

After our our time with Stephen in Huntsville, Rachel and I came home to a message from her kidney doctor on our answering machine. (Yes, he...

 While visiting Stephen in Huntsville, it was decided Rachel was in need of her first haircut. Mostly it was Stephen who decided. He has iss...

Last week we paid a visit to Rachel's GI Doc. I voiced my concerns on her large amounts of poo and the fact that she has been around 18 ...

The past two weeks have been a sleeping nightmare. Rachel will not sleep past 5am and she will not nap more than 45 minutes. I have tried mo...

Oh, the fun we have at our Ds play group!

Yep, it's true...we're expecting our next bundle of joy sometime around August 18th. We hope. We'd really like to keep this one ...

Just wanted to put this out there. If you or someone you know is looking to move to the Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point area of NC, plea...

Taken a couple days ago- pre-sickness  Our girl is sick again. I knew something was up with the way she had been acting. I took her to th...

Rachel has found out that her motion for a wave can now be used as "gimmie." As in, " I see you have my slinky... Gimmie!...

Wow, what a whirl-wind end of the year it has been. I don't think Christmas has ever been so jam-packed with stuff to do. The weeks befo...

Merry Christmas from the Little Monkey and Me!

As I posted before, Rachel went in to have her kidney follow up last Thursday. It wasn't the visit we hoped for. When Rachel was born, o...