Extra 21: 31 for 21

Sunday, October 2, 2011

31 for 21

October is National Down syndrome awareness month. 31 for 21 is a challenge to write a blog post for Down syndrome awareness everyday in October. I decided I would take on the challenge. Also you can click on the 31 for 21 button and be linked to other blogs participating. Hopefully I can think of enough things to write on, and I always have cute pictures I can post of this little Leighty.

-JS

2 comments:

LeandraOctober 2, 2011 at 8:02 PM
Cool! I didn't know October was national DS month! I'll have to share that button on my blog too!

And I know I'm excited for a post every day for 31 days!
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Merri HackettOctober 3, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Cool I'll keep checking every day! :)
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About This Blog-

This blog is mostly about Leighton, and how she has changed our family. We were blessed with our little Leighton in 2011. We didn't know she had a little something extra before her birth. She was born with an extra 21st chromosome. We didn't know it at the time, but she was going to change our lives as most babies do, for the better. This is just a day to day of what life is like having a daughter, or sibling with Down syndrome. It's truthfully in essence the same, if not better as our life before we had her. We do the same things, but some how she makes us better, and happier people. She has become the center of our family. We heard about a boy in college who also had Trisomy 21 wearing a shirt that said High on Chromosomes, and I decided that's what I want Leighton to feel. So I named her blog after that shirt. I want her to feel an extra chromosome is nothing to be ashamed of (it's something she can't change, and you may not believe it, but I wouldn't want that anyway). It's always going to be a part of her. I want her to be proud of it.