Primordial Soup, DNA, and Beauty
Posted: August 24, 2013 Filed under: Down syndrome, emotional stuff, kids, parenting | Tags: Down syndrome, Family, genetics, God, Nature, Parenting 34 CommentsI grew, inside my mother’s body, from a single cell. In that time, I created all the eggs I’d ever have—my contribution to future children. We existed like that, three generations, nested together like Russian matryoshka dolls.
Chipmunk, just born.
Motherhood: Pulled from the Ether
Posted: May 11, 2013 Filed under: emotional stuff, parenting | Tags: birth, death, Family, genetics, Mother's Day, Parenting, pregnancy 11 CommentsI am your mother.
I dreamed of you before your souls were tied to any physical existence. I was your mother before you even came to be. Your existence floated all around me, waiting. In the beginning, your physical form came into being within mine, pulled from the ether into my body. The first electrical currents of your thoughts began inside my body—each of you, the tiniest snow globe inside of me, housing the cracks and thunder bolts of your emerging personality. The first thumps of your hearts, began in me. Read the rest of this entry »
Rainbows and Unicorns, Surfing, My Baby.
Posted: March 13, 2013 Filed under: emotional stuff, personal growth | Tags: Down syndrome, Family, Health, Motherhood, Parenting 18 CommentsThe roller coaster has been strong lately. I’m on an every other day cycle. One day I’m pretty happy, LP seems to be doing well, I’m thinking about the days when I was so sad, past tense. I call that a rainbows-and-unicorn day.
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