Beautiful Children

In honor of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Parenting Magazine has showcased many galleries of photos with children that have Ds. Go there for a visit to see all those precious kids. Mattie is in round four.....8th photo. Click here to see her photo.

God Had A Plan

In this belly, a little baby girl awaited to enter the world. Who knew that she would just happen to have an extra chromosome? The answer would be God and only God. God had a plan!

Matt & I were in the process of making plans for him to get the "snip...snip", when little did we know God was making plans....different plans.....at the same time! We thought we were finished having babies, but quickly became excited about having another baby. We declined any extra testing during the pregnancy since we would have our baby regardless of the outcome. Plus.....everything would be fine! These things happen to other people, right? I had a wonderful pregnancy with no complications.....and I even got to find out the sex of our baby....for the first time! Yes....another girl! We have to name her after her daddy!
Mattie loved to push her foot along my right side. I remember being able to feel the shape of her foot. We loved instant potatoes, green olives, bread and butter pickles, and most of all oranges. I was sure that baby would come out with orange skin! What a wonderful pregnancy!

National Down syndrome Month

This month is National Down sydrome Month. In an effort to raise awareness, I am joining many others in a challenge to blog everyday this month. I must say this will be a challenge, as I have very little extra time during the week. I do want others to see that having a child with DS is really not much different than raising your "typical" child. Mattie has been such a HUGE blessing to our lives and I couldn't imagine her any other way! We love you Mattie Boo!

On A Losing Streak

O.K the pirates have lost the last two games, but that hasn't dampened our spirits! We are true Pirates fans through and through!

Me and My Girls

The girls and Alex
Aunt Tracey and Mattie

Yippee! I got an award!

Henry's Mommie sent me the award. Thanks so much! How exciting!

According to the rules for the award, I have to pick 7 people to share this award with. Here are my seven people:

4 my 3 suns (Thanks for spreading Down syndrome awareness on your blog!)
Kathy's Life Journey
The Amazing Ella Grace
Lily's Life is Great
Braska Bear
Dan Drinker
Life with Bubba & Chicky

This is what you do to accept the award :-)
1. The winner can (and should, really) put the logo on his/her blog
2. The winner must link to the person from whom they received their award.
3. The winner must nominate at least 7 other blogs for an award.
4. The winner must place links to those blogs on their own blog.
5. The winner must leave a message on the blogs of the people they’ve nominated.

Special Exposure Wednesday

I'm Clapping!

Mattie has started clapping......well, that's what I call it. We started taking video as soon as we saw her do it. On a side note.....excuse my awful singing! It was finally cool enough for Mattie to wear her ECU sleeper and I was singing about her being a pirate. O.K. it is pretty corny but hey she loved it! And the video....well....my 11 year old was in charge of that and that mess in the background.....well that's hers too!

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