Let's go to the Hop!

Friday night our Elementary school had a 50's sock hop in honor of the school turning 50 years old this year! It wasn't a great experience, but we all looked fabulous of course in our home made poodle skirts and rolled up jeans. Haha! There was a little girl there with down syndrome that Haden played with some. It was a lot better than the first experience he had at the Buddy Walk where he was at the sand table with three girls with down syndrome under the age of 6. He was playing and a fight broke out with two of the girls over a shovel that ended with him getting whacked in the face with the shovel. He began screaming at them and I had to pull him away and try to get him to do something else. I figured there were too many strong wills in that mix.

Friday night he got along really well with this little girl (who was 4 and cute as a button). She and Haden teamed up to grab balls from the basketball throw. They were almost trampled a few times, but had a blast! Once Haden lost his pacifier and she picked it up and put it back in his mouth. So sweet. This goes to show...everyone has their own personality and even my strong willed child can get along with a select few others.

31 for 21

Today marks the first blog I've done in years. The occasion? Ada Josette. My baby niece due in January 2013 is prenatally diagnosed with "Down Syndrome". My sister said that my blogs don't have to be about the subject of this chromosomal disease, but I feel like the first one should be.

As an aunt I've discovered a love for my nephew that I never knew. How do you love a child that is not your own as much as your own? I'm not sure, but I feel so blessed to have him as mine (even if he isn't technically mine). Something about his birth caused my sister and my bond to grow beyond just sisters. We are closer now than we ever have been. I think she has grown up so much and is such an amazing mother!

My Brady Boy!


I believe God doesn't make mistakes. When my sister first told me that her second child, my niece, will have down syndrome, I felt so sad for her. I cried for several days and couldn't believe this was happening to her (and to our family). Now I have completely changed my opinion. God felt like she could be trusted with one of his "special" souls. That is an honor. She will be perfect for us. This baby was put in our lives for a reason. She has a purpose and has already begun fulfilling it even before birth! Amazing.

We don't know what the future holds for us, for Ada, for big brother, for my sister and her sweet, sweet husband, but we do know that we love and want Ada more than anything. She isn't a tragedy. She is an adventure. I cannot wait to see her! She is perfect and just what this world needs.

Sweet Ada Adventure!
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