'What Would You Do?': Grocery Clerk With Special Needs

A couple of months ago I saw this video on Primetime What Would You Do? If you're not familiar with the show it is about actors doing different scenarios to see what people out in the public will do...stay quiet or stick up for what they feel is right. Alina has started watching it with me and I had her watch this one today. This one of course makes me cry. Alina and I had a long talk afterwards and I told her Tyson is teaching us so much about life and is making us better people and he doesn't even know it. As much as she helps him, he is doing the same for her.

All Cleaned Up

Time for a haircut..


Lollipop for distraction



Side view




Lookin Good!!!

Cabin Fever

While the older girls were at school today my mom and I took the younger ones to Chocolate World to get out of the house and especially to let Tyson run free..which is exactly what he did- sorry about all the pictures but I just got a new camera so I wanted to see how they turned out.










Tyson looks so big in these pictures.... which then makes Kenzie look like a giant...can't believe she'll be turning 4 in April!

That Darn Bug

These two have not been hit yet with the stomach flu.....hopefully they won't



Alina got it today and Buddy just couldn't stay away from her...




He didn't understand why Alina wouldn't play with him... Courtney,Tyson and I all had it two days ago.... anyone want to come visit us???? HEE HEE

Coincidence? I Don't Think So

Today as I was walking into Target with Kenzie and Tyson a woman took a double take at Tyson, told me how adorable he is and said she has a six year old little girl...and I knew right away what she meant- she has a girl with down syndrome. I asked her about her daughter, we traded stories,happy moments, tears and sadness and ended up talking for awhile.
I learned so much in that ten minute conversation. I told her how I still feel sorry for Tyson for having down syndrome. She told me not too because he can sense your sadness and I have recently noticed him being more sensitive when the girls are crying or upset about things. I also told her how I got a false positive result for DS when I was pregnant with Kenzie so I chose not to get any testing done with Tyson and then he ended up having DS. She said that false positive result for Kenzie was God's way of preparing me for the future. She said over and over that Tyson is a gift.
As I was giving her my email and phone number she noticed the last four digits of my phone number were the same as hers....I am left handed like her daughter..I totally forgot to tell her Tyson is left handed also.
Me running into this very nice woman lifted my spirits....was it all a coincidence? I don't think so.

At It Again...And Again.....

"oops...I'm busted AGAIN!!!"



"what tissues mom?" (as a piece is hanging from his mouth)


I knew it was a little too quiet as I was making dinner


You're lucky you're cute kid

Do Not Let Him Out Of Your Sight...

or else........(big jar of vasoline all over the couch,himself,the doors,flors..ect)



who me????


TROUBLE written all over this face

One Of Those Days

Maybe it was because there was actually silence in the house....except for the car noises Tyson was making.



I can't help but look at this face and cry happy and sad tears at the same time. So happy he is here with us today, so sad he had to go thru so much pain his first year...glad he was too small to remember. One of those days I had to stop and silently thank nurse Jen once again...she has no idea how many thanks and gratitude she gets from me even though I don't see her often. Everytime I see her I cry and hug her anyway!!

Ringing In 2011

So Alina and Courtney went to the hockey game in their new jerseys they got for Christmas- daddy couldn't bare to buy himself a jersey after buying these for the girls(they aren't cheap!) Funny thing is he won a jersey last night through a raffle drawing- good thing he didn't get himself one! They absolutely love going to the hockey games with dad. And dad loves the fact that they love going just as much as he does.

I took this picture of Buddy tonight after a long day with him...he chose not to nap today for some reason! I watch him sleep a lot which makes me think how fortunate we are to have him. He makes us smile,laugh,and most importantly become better people. Our family would not be the same without him. It's still hard to believe how close we came to losing him but a year of great health makes it easier to not to think about it as much. Am I still sad he has down syndrome? Everyday I am but I'm never sad around him...his personality is too funny to be sad about anything. Hopefully I will stop feeling sorry for him that he has DS and just realize this is how it is going to be and he has the best family EVER. (aunt,grandparents and all)
The end of this month we are taking Tyson to the Down Syndrome Clinic in Philadelphia. I am anxious for him to be evaluated by DS specialists. I already know this little guy isn't going to let an extra chromosome stop him from doing anything!

Happy New Year to all!