Ethan has a new friend

There is a girl that goes to our church. She is 18 years old and also has Down Syndrome. She loves babies and always points to Ethan and says "baby." This past Sunday I let her hold Ethan. Her mom is very nice and asks me how we are all doing everythime I see her. Here are a few pictures.

Feeling a little sad.

Today my cousins baby came over to visit my grandma. She is a month younger than Ethan. I didn't realize just how much it would sting to see her doing so much more than Ethan. I know he is behind, I guess I just still had hopes that he would do everything on time. She is already rolling over and grabbing her toes, she is almost sitting up and grabbing things a lot better than Ethan, she is even holding her own bottle. I don't even know why I am comparing them. I know every baby is different and I love Ethan for who he is. I just have incredibly high hopes for him. He recently had his 6 month check up and the doctor put him at a 4-5 month level for his gross moter skills and a 6 month level for everything else. I feel so bad for him. I know he is a happy little guy and doesn't know that he is behind. My heart just aches because I want for him to be able to do everything that everyone else is doing. Anyway enough feeling sorry for myself. Next Saturday is our support group picnic. I am excited to see everyone but I am a little nervous.

Hi there

It has been a little while since I last posted. We got back from vacation and have been trying to get back into some type of routine this past week. Vacation was awesome. We did a lot of nice things. We spent time at the beach, went to Ripleys aquarium, had lunch at Hard Rock Cafe, walked around Broadway at the beach went to a waterpark but most importantly spent time with family. The kids were so good during the whole trip. Ethan enjoyed his first time in the ocean. Here are some pictures.

back home

I haven't posted in a while because we were on vacation. It was WONDERFUL!!! Ethan went into the ocean for his first time. He loved it. I will post some pictures and more about our vacation when I have some more time later.