Mama Blog

The Fight to Survive

by Littlest Warrior April 05, 2024

I often find myself wondering, does Kenzie remember her first year of life?? Does she remember feeling abandoned and alone? Does she recall the v...

Posted in A different Beautiful, Born This Way, chd, chd awareness, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, DS, heart defect, kids with special needs, special needs, spread awareness, the lucky few

Don’t question your MOTHERS INSTINCT!

by Littlest Warrior March 26, 2024

It was one of the worst days I have ever experienced. If I said I wasn’t traumatized by it I would be lying. In my 23 years of parenting, I had...

Posted in A different Beautiful, av canal defect, awareness, children hospital, children's hospital, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, DS, heart defect, inclusion, kids with special needs, special needs, special needs kids, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy, trisomy 21

Happy World Down syndrome Day

by Diana Collins March 21, 2024

TODAY IS WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY! What is World Down syndrome Day? There was a time in my life that I didnt know what that was either... there w...

What is World Down Syndrome Day? Why mismatched socks?

by Littlest Warrior March 01, 2024

What is World Down Syndrome Day? World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the Uni...

Rid Society of the Stigmas

by Diana Collins February 29, 2024

Why is it that society has a pre-determined stigma that kids with Down syndrome will “probably not do much in life”?? Why do people always look a...

Fully inclusive!

by Trisha Romero February 28, 2024

Research suggests that children with Down syndrome do better, across a range of academic and other measures, in inclusive mainstream settings rath...

Posted in A different Beautiful, A different beautiful book, awareness, birth diagnosis, Born This Way, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, first IEP, holland tour guide, IEP, IEP meeting, inclusion, kids with special needs, least restrictive environment, special needs, special needs kids, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy 21, trisomy awareness

Learn with me. Share with me. Play with me.

by Diana Collins February 27, 2024

Dear Friends. Please be patient & understanding of my behaviors. I hit when overstimulated, but I don’t know my own strength. I bite or grab o...

Posted in A different Beautiful, awareness, birth diagnosis, Born This Way, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, heart defect, kids with special needs, nicu, special needs, special needs kids, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy 21

One little girl …

by Diana Collins November 03, 2023

Adoption is an amazing journey! It doesn't matter if you are adopting in your home Country or considering International adoption! Adoption is love, adoption is amazing! Some people say, wow you are amazing for adopting a child with Down syndrome, but the truly lucky ones are the people that our little girl gets to meet, they are all better people and happier because of her kind spirit! Read about our adoption journey, started on Reece's Rainbow, took us over 6,000 miles away to Ukraine and came home with our amazing daughter. Even if Adoption isn't right for you and your family, there are still so many ways you can help an orphan find their forever family!

Posted in A different Beautiful, awareness, birth diagnosis, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, holland tour guide, kids with special needs, special needs, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy 21

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“Advocate like a Mother”

by Diana Collins October 25, 2023

“Advocate like a Mother” Hey mamas, nobody knows our kids better than us. We may not be perfect, but we know what they want or need. We know their...

Posted in A different Beautiful, awareness, children hospital, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, heart defect, holland poem, holland story, holland tour guide, inclusion, kids with special needs, special needs, special needs kids, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy 21, trisomy awareness

Our Down Syndrome Diagnosis Story

by Trisha Romero October 24, 2023

"Our Down Syndrome Diagnosis Story" Five years ago on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, I first heard the words that my unborn child was likely going to...

Posted in Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, holland tour guide, kids with special needs, prenatal diagnosis, special needs, spread awareness, trisomy 21

What is “Mama Blogs?”

by Littlest Warrior September 19, 2023

Sharing experiences and stories is so important, every parent wants to know that they are not alone! Every parent wants to learn from others! L...