Are you aware?

5 10 2011

Are you aware?

In case you were not aware, October is Down Syndrome Awareness month.

Before I was blessed with my baby girl, I don’t think I would have been aware that October is Down Syndrome Awareness month.

Heck, before Carly, I could not count on one hand how many people I knew that had a child with Down Syndrome.

Once we had Carly, my eyes opened up to how many individuals either have, raise, or know someone with Down Syndrome.

Now, half of my Facebook friends and most of the folks I follow in Twitter are parents of children who have Down Syndrome.

Now, I write two blogs about raising a daughter with Down Syndrome.

Now, I am participating in the 31 for 21 post a day blog challenge for Down Syndrome Awareness month.

Now, I fine my coworkers $1 for each time they say the R-word.

Now, I am completely aware.





Don’t let the bubble pop!

30 07 2011

Please check out my new post over at Go Dandelion.com

http://godandelion.com/component/k2/item/16-dont-let-the-bubble-pop

 





My delayed announcement

28 05 2011

Ok, I promised an announcement on Monday and did not get a chance to update.  We were out in Massachusetts house hunting as we get ready to make the move to Peabody, MA.

Without further delay… Confessions of a Down Syndrome Daddy has been picked up to be an “official” blog of the special needs website GoDandelion.com

GoDandelion is a website for the magazine Dandelion that is a special needs publication for families in the San Francisco and Sacramento area (and of course the surrounding areas as well) and has official bloggers from those areas.

As Boston is just a couple of thousand miles away from Sacramento, I was initially worried that I would not be able to be part of this wonderful opportunity.  Thankfully, the Dandelion team made an exception.

So soon you will see posts on both Confessions of a Down Syndrome Daddy.com and at GoDandelion as well.  Each site will have its own posts so please continue to visit this site and check out GoDandelion as well.

As I wrap this up, a big thank you goes out to everybody who reads this site and/or is a fan of our Facebook page as well.  What started out as a site that was viewed just by family members, and my friend Dave, has seen an increase in both views and unique visitors each month and a steady increase in Facebook fans as well.  None of this would have been possible without friends like you.

Thank you from the beach..Life is good.

Thank you so much!