Author Archives: erin

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. – Confucius There are a lot of things about Down syndrome that aren’t normal. I’m just going to say it. Let’s put that right on the table for a … Continue reading →

“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” ― Maya Angelou So the big 3-year birthday is just around the corner. I’ve been feeling pretty nostalgic lately, thinking about when Mia … Continue reading →

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” ― Anaïs Nin I’m not a naturally courageous person. I’ll tell you what I am. I’m the truest definition of an introvert, and my Myers Briggs test tells me I’m an … Continue reading →

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh The quote above may be a little “on the nose” when discussing potty training, but there you go. So this week we’ve started … Continue reading →

“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.” ― Charles Dickens Talking. At Mia’s last IFSP meeting, the social worker asked if Mia was talking yet. … Continue reading →

“A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.” ― Helen Keller I cannot even tell you how many times I’ve heard this platitude. I’ve said it. I think we’ve all … Continue reading →

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” ― Helen Keller Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Also Happy … Continue reading →

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ― Winston S. Churchill A while back, on this very blog, I used to do a New Year’s goals list, and I would periodically report on my progress. … Continue reading →

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” ― Robert Frost After our prenatal ultrasound with Mia, I must have read 100 articles about soft markers. It seems silly now, reading all of … Continue reading →

This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – … Continue reading →