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Just a reminder for those of you reading for book club, the discussion begins THIS THURSDAY! and we now have our own space in the Book Club Forum.

For those of you know don't already know, the boo ...

Is anybody watching this show? It is making me cry. The mom is AWESOME. I love it!

We are in exactly the same spot with Avery. I've tried everything and he just won't go. I am learning a whole new meaning to patience...(mine, not his.) Just wanted you to know I feel your frustrati ...

Great question. This is really a hot-button topic. The moms who do nutritional therapy swear by it, the moms who don't swear by that decision, too. Just FYI there is a complete forum on this subjec ...

I'm gonna PM Courtney, now that she's home, and see what her take on this is...I'm really curious...

What a tremendous post. And I can already tell that I am going to really enjoy book discussions here. I never really thought about the adoption angle of the Memory Keeper's Daughter, and all of the ...

I LOVE it when moms write about their actual lives, versus the ones people think we have, or predicted we'd have! Way to go!

For us, the main things are: Avery would be happy all the time (he is ...

Yes, go ahead and read the book to the end. While you are reading, jot down anything you are particularly moved by, or interested in, or have a question about. As part of your reading, be sure to ch ...

Isn't it awesome? I'd hoped she'd participate, but didn't want to say anything until I knew for sure. Her publisher is the parent company of my publisher, and I had a little help that way getting he ...

You know who could answer this brilliantly is Courtney. I think she is still in the hospital with her son, but maybe she'll chime in later.

This is the short answer: for the same reason our kids d ...

Maybe it was me? I'm writing a book called ROADMAP TO HOLLAND. I haven't posted writing here, but I've posted a link to my website at www.jennifergrafgroneberg.com. I love a good mystery! I hope y ...

Hello everyone!

I have some wonderful news---Kim Edwards, author of the MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER, has agreed to participate in the online discussion of her book in October! What a treat for us all ...

Hello fellow readers!

Here we are in our roomy new space!

Just a quick recap:

The book club will begin discussing each selection on the THIRD THURSDAY of each month. We will continue the dis ...

Hooray! We have our own little space! Thank you, Tom!

Oh I just love it. Koby and I feel the same way about hospitals. I know it's hard to be the mom, but I love love love Koby's spunk. In the long run, it will serve him well.

Glad to know you are ...

Don't know if you've seen the thread about the book club, but if you are a reader, I wanted to mention it! We will be discussing EXPECTING ADAM in December, just FYI.

I really loved Martha Beck' ...

Hello!

We homeschool too! My oldest is almost eight, and he's been home the whole time. My twin three-year-olds (one has DS) are messing around with preschool stuff at home, now. We just decline ...

Hello!

You are going through so much right now. It must seem like a lot to sort out.

I can't help with the medical issues; we have been relatively healthy. I can help you learn what life is ...

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I try to get all of us to eat well, but we've been slipping...time for a diet makeover!!! This is a great nudge in the right direction.

"Crispy Elmo" is too funny... Smile

Wonderful news!

Hello!

To anyone and everyone interested in participating, the very first DS Book Club book and discussion is on Memory Keeper's Daughter, by Kim Edwards (Penguin).

Please read the book, jot do ...

Okay, let's do it!

I am suggesting this:

October: MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards

November: ANGEL BEHIND THE ROCKING CHAIR, by Pam Vredveldt

December: EXPECTING ADAM

Memory K ...

I don't even know what a Spinoza Bear is...pathetic, I admit. Could someone explain it to me?

Hi Courtney! Good to hear your thoughts. And you bring up a very interesting point...your ages, and people not allowing you your own feelings. Well I have that too, and I am forty, and a mom of thr ...

Well at our house we BOTH didn't want to go, at least the first year. So we didn't. We have never been "joiners" or big on parades, etc. and the idea of going three hours to be in a parade ...

Hi Proud Dad!

I've been thinking about you and your family and will continue to through Friday.

As to your question, I can only tell you my experience. I didn't know about the DX until five da ...

Wow. What rotten news. I am glad you will be able to go to the Buddy Walk, and I will keep a good thought for you and your family. Isn't that the truth of it...you're more worried about your family ...

Yes. Friday it is. Glad the change was changed back.

As some of you might remember, I posted a thread on this topic over the summer and then got horribly busy with, well, summer. But I am still interested in trying to do something like an online book c ...

Oh this is just a fantastic list. Would you mind if I shared it with the ladies working on publicity for the book, "Gifts, How Children with Down Syndrome Have Enriched Our Lives"? I am no ...

Thank you so much! As it happens, we are a homeschooling family and I am familiar with NATTHAN but only a little. Great suggestion! We are in Montana and I am finding services to be a challenge now ...

Well Vonda, I love the t-shirt idea! It is perfect...

And yes, we get a lot of stares, too. I have twin boys, so that only adds to the confusion, because they look sooo different, and yet they lo ...

oohh blood boiling over here. I just posted a reply to that blog...check it out if you feel like it and let me know how I did. It was originally much longer with more of my feelings and words like D ...

Avery failed the test a bunch of times in his left ear. He was referred for a BAER test which was a disaster...the audiologist told us not to feed him and not to let him sleep so that when he was tes ...

I'm so sorry! I hope the appointment goes well...I'll keep a good thought.

Oh you lucky gal, I am envious. Some day we will make it to one of the conferences, fingers crossed...

Thanks for sharing the quote. What a smart man!

I'd like to try this program, so if anyone has any that I can use/buy/trade for, please let me know?

Thanks!

We started at six months, because before then, I was too overwhelmed. I do think I should have started sooner. PT will help you with body positioning and things to watch for, so you can be informed. ...

We get our SureSteps Monday. I'll post about how they work out. Our PT reviewed all the info and actually called the company...she loves them. We are her first client to try them and I found out ab ...