Multi-tasking

Sometimes, as a mom, you've got to get creative. Innovative. Think out side of the box...

...or in this case, bathtub.

Poor Kate is on some heavy duty antibiotics (more on that later) and they are wreaking havoc on her poor little bottom. (If you're a mom, you didn't think twice about that. If you aren't a mom, sorry for the TMI.) This morning she woke up this morning in serious need of a warm bath to soothe and clean her little booty. But I knew if I let her sit in the bath, I wouldn't have time to get the bigger kids ready for school. So I had to come up with a way to do both. And fast. So...

Miss Kate got to sit in a warm bath, watch a movie (so she'd stay there), and I got to keep an eye on her while getting the others ready. Win win. And because nothing in this house is ever done alone...

So it actually worked out really well. I think we need more 7 am baths on the kitchen floor while eating cheerios and watching The Lorax.

WDSD 2013

My beautiful son and daughter are more than just a chromosomal count. More than a statistic. And certainly more than just a couple of kids with disabilities. 

They are amazing kids who want and deserve to be an active part of their communities. They have friends. They have personalities. They have feelings.

Today is World Down Syndrome Day. And as I "wave the flag" of awareness for my kids and others with their same diagnosis, I want to say one simple thing. My hope is that someday, our world-- our society-- won't need a day. That people would be aware. That people would always accept them and look at them no differently than any others. That Micah and Abby would be seen as special for how incredible, kind, smart, and funny they are. Nothing more, nothing less. And until then...

Happy World Down Syndrome Day <3