You can find more information on his website http://www.georgeestreich.com/Home.html
I have sent him an email in hopes of interviewing him for the Confessions… blog.
Did you do it? Did you rock out with your socks out? Did you wear your crazy socks to raise awareness for World Down Syndrome Day?
I did not; I decided to wear my plain white socks, just like I do every day.
Why?
I was not thrilled with the idea of wearing such different attire that causes a person to stand out from another. I do love the idea of raising Down Syndrome Awareness but not this way. The Down syndrome community has always talked about and advocated for those blessed with Down syndrome to be treated just like everybody else, to be included rather than be excluded.
So what do we do, we have a day where we call attention to how different we are from others. How our socks make us stand out and create curious looks. Does this support the idea of inclusion or rather does it continue to show that those with Down syndrome stand out from others and deserve curious looks?
Last year we were more alike than different. We celebrated the success and belief that those with Down syndrome are just like you and me.
This year we take a huge step backwards and say….
“We are more different than alike”
Miss Carly enjoying her new gait trainer.
Yippee! Yippee! Carly’s gait trainer arrives this Friday! It is a lovely raspberry/pink color, perfect for a princess!
Therapists say that once walking kicks in all developmental milestones kick in as well.
So far Miss Carly can say “juice”, “that”, and “no”.
She is shy and does not say it around me but loves to say it around everyone else.
Just sitting here thinking about how lucky and blessed I am to have such a wonderful family.
Sometimes I forgot how lucky I am when I let the outside the family interference get in the way.
Merry Christmas from Miss Carly!
The Daddy in Confessions of a Down Syndrome Daddy turns 42 years old today. The best gifts I have ever gotten, I have not gotten on my birthday, they were received on March 3, 2004 (when I married the lovely Mary Jane) January 5 (when Emma was born), August 27 (when Brady was born), and July 17 (when Miss Carly was born).
Miss Carly woke up for some late night oatmeal. As she fell back to sleep, laying on my chest, she started giggling and laughing in her sleep. I love being a Dad!
Click on the word giggles…it is the sound of Carly laughing. It will need to down load and play in your media player.
The sweet sound of Miss Carly playing with her brother, Brady.
Mary Jane sent this to me while I was out of town on business last week. Made me smile from ear to ear.
