RAGDOLL!!!

cooker71

I am sitting here at work with tears in my eyes. I am SO HAPPY for your family. What wonderful news, and I am keeping my fingers crossed that everything looks just fine at the big U/S. I'm sure it will.

I just thought of little Abby the other day when speaking with another woman here who has a little boy with Down syndrome. Gave her the link to your blog.

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Aw thanks!! Since we got the news of Abby's heart defect at the 20w u/s I am going to be a nervous wreck.   I lurk over on the special needs board and always hesitate to give my 2 cents.  I am afraid the mom-2-be waiting on her amino or just finding out her baby has Down syndrome will read my blog and it will freak them out. I feel like I need a disclaimer on my blog that Abby didn't die b/c of DS.  But thanks for passing along my blog. It is nice to know other people are reading it.  I actually need to update it.  My DH has but I haven't been on in awhile.   

 And congrats to Miles on his great standing accomplishment (I saw your post late the other day) - that is so awesome.  He is getting so big.    And I want to say that I think of you and your kids often.  You are doing such an amazing job.  

Matkinson08

::Totally butting and hijacking a bit...so sorry::

I was (and am still) a huge lurker on the Special Needs board.  I was around when Miles was born and when Abby was having all of her issues then her eventual passing.

Some months later I lost my son and recalled how amazing you were through everything with Abby.  I just wanted to tell you that and let you know it helped me.

Congrats on the pregnancy and know that you aren't the only one whose nervous about being pregnant after something like that (I'm due in January).  Oh and I totally know what you mean about biting your tongue, I constantly start to reply and then end up deleting it before I finish so as not to unnecessarily worry another mom.

Anyways, totally done rambling.

Sorry to have interrupted.  

cooker71

Ragdoll72:

Aw thanks!! Since we got the news of Abby's heart defect at the 20w u/s I am going to be a nervous wreck.   I lurk over on the special needs board and always hesitate to give my 2 cents.  I am afraid the mom-2-be waiting on her amino or just finding out her baby has Down syndrome will read my blog and it will freak them out. I feel like I need a disclaimer on my blog that Abby didn't die b/c of DS.  But thanks for passing along my blog. It is nice to know other people are reading it.  I actually need to update it.  My DH has but I haven't been on in awhile.   

 And congrats to Miles on his great standing accomplishment (I saw your post late the other day) - that is so awesome.  He is getting so big.    And I want to say that I think of you and your kids often.  You are doing such an amazing job.  

Thank you. Things aren't the greatest right now, but we're muddling our way through. That's about all you can really do sometimes I suppose. I'm sure you understand.

I can totally see what you mean about not wanting to weigh in on Down's posts and have people see that Abby died and think it was because of that. I would feel the same. Just so you know, I did tell the woman I talked with the other day your story, and reiterated to her it wasn't caused by Abby's Down syndrome, etc. I'm always interested in new blogs about parents of kids with Down syndrome, and she apparently is too.

Anyway, congratulations again and keep us updated.

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Matkinson08:

::Totally butting and hijacking a bit...so sorry::

I was (and am still) a huge lurker on the Special Needs board.  I was around when Miles was born and when Abby was having all of her issues then her eventual passing.

Some months later I lost my son and recalled how amazing you were through everything with Abby.  I just wanted to tell you that and let you know it helped me.

Congrats on the pregnancy and know that you aren't the only one whose nervous about being pregnant after something like that (I'm due in January).  Oh and I totally know what you mean about biting your tongue, I constantly start to reply and then end up deleting it before I finish so as not to unnecessarily worry another mom.

Anyways, totally done rambling.

Sorry to have interrupted.  

Don't be sorry.  Thanks you for your words - you are making me cry!  How are you doing?  And congrats to you, too.  Soemtimes it i sjust nice toknow you aren't alone.

Matkinson08

I'm well, but crazy scared even though the odds of this baby having the same genetic issues are incredibly small.  And yes, it is nice to know I'm not alone and to know that some where out there is some one who understands how much of a roller coaster the last year has been.  

H&H 9 months to you.  Hope to hear updates as they come.