Are We There Yet?
For the past month or so, I’ve been feeling like my kids in the car as I constantly ask myself, “Are we there yet?” If you’re like me and...
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Lisi
Oct 22, 20212 min read
A Down Syndrome Diagnosis Is Not a Jail
As Down Syndrome Awareness month comes to an end, I always find myself laughing at the coincidence of receiving Leo’s Trisomy 21...
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Lisi
May 27, 20213 min read
Mom Hypnosis
'Highway hypnosis'... If you haven’t heard this term, but you drive, chances are you’ve experienced it. It’s a term used to describe the...
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Lisi
Apr 20, 20213 min read
Ready or Not?
How do you know if your child isn’t taking to something because they need a little more push or if it’s just that they aren’t ready? Ever...
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Lisi
Apr 13, 20214 min read
Conflictions About School
I write this post with conflicted emotions. It took me a while to even figure out where to start. I am a mom to a kid without any special...
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Lisi
Apr 6, 20213 min read
Why Is It Our Extra Lucky World?
I can’t express how happy it makes me to see all the love Leo receives when I share posts or stories about him…even if he doesn’t realize...
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Lisi
Feb 13, 20213 min read
Past, Present, and Future
There are a few moments in a parent’s life when thoughts of the past, present, and future come rushing in at the same time. We wonder...
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Lisi
Jan 31, 20213 min read
A Little TLC
I started writing this post in November and have gone back and forth on whether or not I should share it. I feel like it’s a topic that...
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Lisi
Dec 16, 20203 min read
Leo's Congenital Heart Defect
When the doctor told me at Leo’s prenatal anatomy ultrasound that it looked like he had a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), I honestly...
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Lisi
Nov 1, 20203 min read
Letting Go
Every parent goes through this. I know it, we all know it, and yet that reality does not make the process of letting go any easier. I’m...
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Lisi
Aug 20, 20202 min read
Easier Said Than Done
You ever find yourself giving someone advice, and then a few days later realizing you’re not taking it? I think it happens to most people...
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Lisi
Jul 27, 20203 min read
What I Wish I Knew Then
I started advocating for Leo on Instagram in order to help break down some walls that surround what Down Syndrome really means. My posts...
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Lisi
Jul 3, 20202 min read
A Spoonful of Perspective
Sometimes when I find myself in a negative jam, I blast some Michael Bublé – “When You’re Smiling” – or whichever song it is that makes...
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Lisi
Jun 19, 20203 min read
Covid & Leo
These past few months there have been days when I hadn’t realized how stressed I was. I’m an introvert, which means it sometimes takes me...
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Lisi
Jun 6, 20203 min read
Leo’s Loved Ones: A New Perspective
My last blog post was our diagnosis story with Leo. For this one, I thought I would get the perspective of some family members and...
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Lisi
May 24, 20204 min read
Leo's Diagnosis Story
You know that prenatal blood work that tells you in a few days the sex of your baby? Well, we did it when I was pregnant with Leo, but...
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Lisi
May 16, 20202 min read
Q & A with My 5-Year-Old
When we initially found out about Leo’s diagnosis prenatally, most of my thoughts went to Isabella, Leo’s sister. She was two at the time...
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Lisi
May 6, 20204 min read
Potty Training My Kid With Down Syndrome
Before you start reading, please keep in mind that I am only recounting my experiences with Leo, my three-year-old son who happens to...
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Lisi
Apr 27, 20203 min read
Quality vs. Quantity Therapy
Trying to do everything with Leo at home that he would do in a week for Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), Speech, and...
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Lisi
Apr 18, 20203 min read
Quarantine & My Kid with Special Needs
Being a parent to a special needs kid means his homeschooling needs are a bit different, even if he is just three years old.
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