Mama Blog

The Fight to Survive

by Littlest Warrior April 05, 2024

I often find myself wondering, does Kenzie remember her first year of life?? Does she remember feeling abandoned and alone? Does she recall the v...

Posted in A different Beautiful, Born This Way, chd, chd awareness, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, DS, heart defect, kids with special needs, special needs, spread awareness, the lucky few

Don’t question your MOTHERS INSTINCT!

by Littlest Warrior March 26, 2024

It was one of the worst days I have ever experienced. If I said I wasn’t traumatized by it I would be lying. In my 23 years of parenting, I had...

Posted in A different Beautiful, av canal defect, awareness, children hospital, children's hospital, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, DS, heart defect, inclusion, kids with special needs, special needs, special needs kids, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy, trisomy 21

Learn with me. Share with me. Play with me.

by Diana Collins February 27, 2024

Dear Friends. Please be patient & understanding of my behaviors. I hit when overstimulated, but I don’t know my own strength. I bite or grab o...

Posted in A different Beautiful, awareness, birth diagnosis, Born This Way, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, heart defect, kids with special needs, nicu, special needs, special needs kids, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy 21

“Advocate like a Mother”

by Diana Collins October 25, 2023

“Advocate like a Mother” Hey mamas, nobody knows our kids better than us. We may not be perfect, but we know what they want or need. We know their...

Posted in A different Beautiful, awareness, children hospital, Down syndrome, Down syndrome awareness, heart defect, holland poem, holland story, holland tour guide, inclusion, kids with special needs, special needs, special needs kids, spread awareness, the lucky few, trisomy 21, trisomy awareness