Evie and her daddy like to read books together every evening. She is well versed in the adventures of Caillou, Moo La La, Goodnight Moon, and Sophie the Giraffe (yes, Sophie also has a book). Early on, I decided that I would make a scrapbook about how we prepared for her to arrive, so we could read it to her. Thanks to Shutterfly, I could tell Evie the story of how Mommy and Daddy got ready to meet her. Erick has already been reading the book to her. I hope that by reading it, she will know how much she is loved! The first page of the book. Some of our current favorites books are "Daddy Hugs 1-2-3" and "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom." Our absolute favorite right now is called "God Gave Us You." It makes me want to cry every time I read it with her. "God Gave Us You" is about a baby polar bear asking his mommy where he came from, and she tells him throughout the book how excited they were to meet him and how t...
While sharing our journey with Down Syndrome, we want to help other parents with our experiences, as well as spread awareness about what it means to have Down Syndrome (spoiler: it means great things!).