I Love Down Syndrome!

It is really quite sickening how crazy I am about people with DS! Well before Addy ever entered our lives I was drawn to people with DS. I was always so excited when we got a referral for a new student that had DS. My boss would joke that they needed to be hidden from me because I would snatch them!

Since it is DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS MONTH, I'm just going to talk about what I love about Down syndrome. First off, the physical characteristics. Those beautiful almond shaped eyes, the crooked little pinkies, the gap between the toes, their short stature, and their amazing smiles! I am always impressed with their low muscle tone and flexibility, watching Addy in her "taco" position cracks me up!

I love their souls, I know there's the ole wives tale that children with DS are always happy, those of us that live it know that that is not true. However, they are honest to goodness, good, honest, loving, and giving little beings! I don't think I really have ever witness people I know with DS that have people they don't like. I'm sure that happens often, I've just never seen it!

We are so blessed that our dream of Addy came true. There were days that I had almost given up on our dream, so glad I didn't have to! May 17, 2007 will forever be a memory for me, that's the day Robin Steele called to let me know that a 6 month old baby girl from up north was available for adoption. That was my girl!

My precious little one is turning 5 in 6 days!!! I'm working on a montage of her first five years and all her amazing little gifts she brings us everyday! We're having a party at Build a Bear for her, should be a lot of fun, I wish all of our bloggy friends could join us :( Sometimes I think we should do fundraisers for all of us to have annual meetings!