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Spring Makes Poets Of Us All

TorrieMarch 11, 2014March 11, 2014Leave a Comment on Spring Makes Poets Of Us All

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The Lord be thanked for giddy love and springtime, for without either, the world would know no poetry.

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It's days like today that feed my soul. What a sp

It's days like today that feed my soul.

What a special Sunday we had celebrating and blessing Naomi Jean. She is such a gift to our family!

As I shared today in our church meeting, Matt and I wondered after going through multiple pregnancy losses last year if we just needed to stop at three and be done. But I'd felt strongly for YEARS that we were supposed to have another girl. So we decided to give it one more shot.

And oh my goodness, are we so glad we did. Naomi Jean, you complete our world!

#theluckyfew #downrightperfect

Some of you might already know that my husband (ve

Some of you might already know that my husband (very) unexpectedly lost his job of ten years last week.

And you know, it's been interesting -- an interesting roller coaster of emotions to navigate, another surprise added to a year that's been chock full of surprises already.

But here's the thing:

We saw God's hand SO CLEARLY during the time when Naomi was in the NICU for six weeks and have experienced miracle upon miracle this year, so when people are asking us how we're coping, I can honestly say:

We're doing just fine.

Some days are still full of challenges as we navigate unemployment, which is a totally new experience for us, but for the most part, there is a LOT of good that we've been experiencing as of late.

So I just wanted to drop this adorable picture of Naomi Jean here, tell you all we're hanging in there and leaning into the good things in this unexpected season of growth, and we're continually relying on and holding fast to our faith.

And boy, do we sure appreciate the amazing network of support that has caught us again and again this year. We sure love you all ❤️

Before you have kids, you think you're surely "not

Before you have kids, you think you're surely "not going to be a mom who..." or that you will DEFINITELY be a mom who...

Going into this thing called parenthood, I NEVER thought I'd be the mom who cried when I dropped my kids off for a new school year, but we're now at a solid 100% for every kid, every time.

Our oldest (Raven) started third grade this last week (our second, Mathias, will be starting kindergarten in a couple weeks and really wanted to get in on the first day of picture fun on this day). As I gave Raven a kiss and said goodbye at her classroom door this last week, I barely made it to the car before the tears came, largely because I wondered to myself--"Is this the last time she's going to want to hold my hand as we head into a new classroom together?"

I once read a blog post years ago that talked about how the "firsts" are easy enough to identify and are often the things we post the most about, but it's the "lasts" that usually sneak up on us unexpectedly...

The last time our kids want us to sing their bedtime song. The last Christmas they believe in Santa. The last time we physically pick them up and hold them in our arms.

We're on the cusp of some of those lasts right now, I think, and don't mind me over here as I just shed a couple hundred tears over that fact 😭 😭

Our beautiful Naomi Jean turned three months this

Our beautiful Naomi Jean turned three months this weekend! We're currently working on better neck control, encouraging cooing and babbling (so fun!), and trying to get her to roll over again. She started rolling over from tummy to back regularly when she was 7 weeks old, but then lost the ability about two weeks ago (I'm guessing just because she's started to put on a bit of chubs, ha ha).

We're only three months into this journey of having a child with Down syndrome, but MAN, does this kid constantly surprise us and challenge my expectations at every turn.

Here's the thing I perhaps didn't fully realize until we started this new adventure---that people with DS have a very wide variety of abilities and capabilities (just like all the rest of us). We were told by doctors at the hospital about certain "typical" things to watch out for, but so far, Naomi has developed pretty closely to how her older siblings developed.

I'll be honest:

This has surprised me.

I know this could very well change in the next several months, but for me, it's just been a powerful reminder to continually have high expectations for her and to give her every opportunity (and then some) to keep developing up to those high expectations.

Baby girl, we love you so much, and we are so excited to see the person you become and what you will continue to teach our family ❤️

#theluckyfew #downsyndromelove #threemonthsold #beautifulbabiesofinstagram

I promise I have other kids too, but COME ON, IS T

I promise I have other kids too, but COME ON, IS THIS BABY EVEN REAL?!

#cutestbabyontheplanet #theluckyfew #homiewithanextrachromie

"Oh Mom... you're so immature..." #downsyndromebe

"Oh Mom... you're so immature..."

#downsyndromebeauty #downrightperfect #theluckyfew #homiewithanextrachromie

Today I'm grateful for all those who have gone bef

Today I'm grateful for all those who have gone before me on this journey of parenting a child with special needs.

The world is so much more open and inclusive nowadays of children with Down syndrome, and it was largely because of other families sharing their stories on social media that made it so that rather than being afraid or angry or upset after hearing of Naomi's diagnosis, I could feel hope and happiness and excitement to learn of the person she would become.

I've remarked to Matt multiple times on our journey the past couple months that Naomi has introduced us to this family and community of people we didn't even know about before. The second she was born, it's like she was our golden ticket to make connections with other families who have children with DS, and every single last one of them has been amazing.

And today on my blog, I mentioned a bit about the blessing of at-home therapy options as part of Utah's Early Intervention program, which we can basically get for free.

Sure, you could always focus on where the world still needs to go to get even better and more inclusive and more accepting, but WOW have I been pretty amazed at how far everyone who has gone before us has been able to set things up so that we have a pretty amazing support system right from the beginning.

#theluckyfew #upsyndrome

Happy Independence Day! Just dropping this photo

Happy Independence Day!

Just dropping this photo here to show that we are still doing weekly family photos every Sunday and that we actually made an effort to color coordinate and holiday-coordinate this week.

#winning

It only took me two months, but I finally typed up

It only took me two months, but I finally typed up Naomi's birth story, as well as my feelings upon learning of her Down syndrome diagnosis.

We are now 4 for 4 in terms of me crying as I type up my children's birth stories 😭

Link to the blog is in my bio.

So nice to see this beauty without any cords taped

So nice to see this beauty without any cords taped on her! We started tapering Naomi off oxygen this week, and I am just loving being able to see every perfect inch of her little face 😍

#downsyndromebeauty #babiesinbows #downrightperfect #nicugraduate

Look who turned F I V E this week! Our curly-haire

Look who turned F I V E this week! Our curly-haired, big-hearted, sensitive and smart and goofy Mathias!

It's been fun to watch Mathias become a big brother again. He was basically a baby himself when his younger brother came, but now he's old enough to really soak in all the joys of having a newborn sister in the house. He frequently tells me how cute she is, gently rubs her head and gives her kisses, and is always eager to help me in any way he can.

I love that he's always the one who's up for a snuggle, and that he's quick to make others and himself laugh. I can already tell he has quite a bit of natural musical and mathematical ability, and I'm excited to see how much he takes off even more when he starts kindergarten in the fall.

We sure love you, bugaboo <3

Happy Father's Day to the man who's always trying

Happy Father's Day to the man who's always trying to make all of our dreams a reality. We love you, Matt/Daddy!

#oneofthegreats

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