tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post3060881218181821197..comments2024-03-18T12:13:51.922-04:00Comments on Big Blueberry Eyes: Ten Years InMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441176684416139172noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-63667869390140919412013-11-13T10:33:21.793-05:002013-11-13T10:33:21.793-05:00Great post. It is very much true to my expereince...Great post. It is very much true to my expereince. I am 14 months in and love my girl beyond believe but she is more alike than different. Thank you for sharing this reflection. reflectiononkindnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709276446870060877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-22182308124152629082013-11-06T05:01:51.553-05:002013-11-06T05:01:51.553-05:00Too shay (however you spell it!)
Well said!
I thin...Too shay (however you spell it!)<br />Well said!<br />I think memoirs are written as one is closer to the end of the journey, and I think you are still at the airport, waiting to take off! I think you and Kayla actually have a big journey ahead with lots of lives to touch :-)ahoy.jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362958130482625558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-17218290852994429942013-11-02T13:35:17.976-04:002013-11-02T13:35:17.976-04:00Thank you so much for sharing this. I am just abo...Thank you so much for sharing this. I am just about a year in, and it has been the most amazing year of my life. I have thought all along what you said "live your life" and that's what I'm doing with my daughter! When I got the diagnosis while pregnant, it was mainly the fear of the unknown and wondering how I was going to do it, but I take it day by day, and we are doing brilliantly! :) It's so wonderful to hear others stories!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-49721116107697890412013-11-02T08:22:10.191-04:002013-11-02T08:22:10.191-04:00This is great! Thanks for sharing! I have a 7 mo...This is great! Thanks for sharing! I have a 7 month old with DS and there is a 14 year span between him and my oldest. I think the biggest adjustment is fitting him into our busy lives. Life with him is just as wonderful and crazy as it was with my daughters. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05036738410540591700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-87918451509113558512013-11-02T06:06:34.370-04:002013-11-02T06:06:34.370-04:00Thanks for sharing this, it's so great to hear...Thanks for sharing this, it's so great to hear from a more experienced momAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-37978803164175495002013-11-01T17:40:57.592-04:002013-11-01T17:40:57.592-04:00Love-love-love this!
xoxoxo
Love-love-love this!<br />xoxoxo<br />krlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392064691347464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-781421098872726782013-11-01T17:40:11.758-04:002013-11-01T17:40:11.758-04:00Beautifully honest. Thanks for sharing your life ...Beautifully honest. Thanks for sharing your life on these pages. You raise awareness in your words and actions with every post. Megnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-33522313940352988452013-11-01T11:46:13.282-04:002013-11-01T11:46:13.282-04:00Well said! Well said! Aunt Murryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483624727707706389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-91312045150953316712013-11-01T09:20:15.256-04:002013-11-01T09:20:15.256-04:00Beautiful post, Michelle.Beautiful post, Michelle.Violette's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231023968519907458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-60833267256600155872013-11-01T07:00:13.858-04:002013-11-01T07:00:13.858-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Comberspudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622541878228469681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-68658714364403232722013-11-01T07:00:13.179-04:002013-11-01T07:00:13.179-04:00I remember you sharing the Holland poem when Kayla...I remember you sharing the Holland poem when Kayla was small and I thought it was beautiful.<br /><br />I think you have just written your memoir Michelle, you are living proof for all those parents who are terrified of the prospect of raising a child who has Down Syndrome that actually, you don't have to be superhuman. You don't have to have special powers to love this little baby. Because that's exactly what you have, a little baby.<br /><br />I had no experience of Down Syndrome before you had Kayla, and still don't really. However, you, and Kayla actually, have SMASHED the preconceived ideas I had about the condition. Kayla was able to do so many things that Aimee could do and at around the "average" age for doing them, infact there were things Kayla was able to do that Aimee hadn't quite grasped yet. That for me was a huge, Hey! Children with Down Syndrome can do the same things as children without Down Syndrome.<br /><br />How encouraging is that for someone who's child has just received a diagnosis? Yes there will be things they will struggle with, and not every child is the same, but those statements stand for ANY child.<br /><br />You are an amazing mum, not because Kayla has DS, just because you are. xxComberspudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622541878228469681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-53629573365998089232013-11-01T06:02:47.836-04:002013-11-01T06:02:47.836-04:00INSIGHTFUL, HONEST AND BEAUTIFULLY SAID. LOVE MOM...INSIGHTFUL, HONEST AND BEAUTIFULLY SAID. LOVE MOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-8704720143141670462013-11-01T00:36:22.255-04:002013-11-01T00:36:22.255-04:00I am three and a half months in to the journey of ...I am three and a half months in to the journey of raising a child with DS and I really appreciate hearing this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-62455150591408544062013-10-31T23:19:17.119-04:002013-10-31T23:19:17.119-04:00I've always liked the Holland poem. And I espe...I've always liked the Holland poem. And I especially liked your advice, 'Live your life with your baby, just as you planned to before the diagnosis.' That is brilliant. Sounds so simple but I don't think many people do it.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760897671143549963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-43982172251845048872013-10-31T17:05:29.671-04:002013-10-31T17:05:29.671-04:00I'm only 20 months into this journey, but YES....I'm only 20 months into this journey, but YES. this all resonates with me.Elshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302804262020241968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-12682932292074520052013-10-31T14:36:21.626-04:002013-10-31T14:36:21.626-04:00That is the exact same line that spoke to me. I d...That is the exact same line that spoke to me. I didn't want to look around a few years down the road and think I missed out on those years because I was too busy mourning what I didn't have.<br /><br />I wish I had more patience! I am more aware though of others and that others have a story, too. The only lesson Hailey is teaching me right now is "how to keep my house clean while living with a hurricane" :-)lovemy3https://www.blogger.com/profile/17434145151589494680noreply@blogger.com