Daniel Niblock is a graphic artist and animator who lives in Durham, North Carolina. On July 14, 2008, he became the proud father of his second child: Ozzie, a 4 lb., 11 oz. baby boy. A baby boy who has Down syndrome. This blog chronicles the bewildering experience of stepping into a topsy-turvy new world. It began as a place where family and friends could come to read words that were too difficult to speak aloud. It has transformed into a place where people can read about discovery, strength and love. Hopefully these collected reflections can help others find the way out of the darkness and into the light.
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Big day tomorrow!
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Ok, I just looked at the clock, and it's already tomorrow. CRAP!!!! There
are only 4 hours left for me to sleep.
Friday morning is Asher's surgery and we h...
Several Names
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Well, wasn't that quite the discussion yesterday?
I need to start with an apology. I should never have put that up for a
vote. When I wrote what I wrote I ...
Pregnant Again
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While pregnant for Kimani, I could hardly imagine having a baby girl. I
already had two gorgeous boys which meant Legos (lots and lots of Legos),
dinosaurs...
Dear Lucas
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You are four today. FOUR. You've been asking if *today* is your birthday
since Christmas was over! "*Now* is it my birthday?"
I feel like after having k...
Congratulations to a New Ds Mama
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Adrienne is about 30 weeks pregnant with a little darling who has Down
syndrome. She is blogging about her pregnancy (and other neato stuff) at The
Upside ...
Just One of the Boys
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I used to think how lucky Masha is that she has two big brothers to protect
her... Now I think how lucky they will be to have her as a backup :-)
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7.3
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Crap. I thought I hit 8 this week and that sounded so good, but then I
realized that couldn't be right based on the whole 40 weeks vs 9 months
dealio, so I...
Happy Birthday, Eon!
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Three years ago (and 1 week...this post is a bit late), our world was
forever changed with the birth of our third son, Simeon Israel. We knew we
had a 5% c...
Toy Review Tuesday: Thomas the Train Wooden Railway
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Not all kids really get into train toys. Matthew did. Our little train
engineer will play with this train set for at least 15 minutes - that's
relatively ...
Slow and Steady
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I recently came across an article a teacher wrote after speaking with her
students about advice they would give moms on "mothering"... She said that
yea...
Making a Donation
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My hair has gotten very long. I can't brush it myself. Mom said it was time
for a cut.
The hair lady said it was long enough to donate. That means I can ...
trapped, stuck, why?
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I am sitting here at my dining room table and I feel like I cannot move,
like I can hardly breathe. I have work to do – around the house, for the
league, o...
Cassidy
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Outside of Cassidy's daycare room there is a bulletin board. It used to
have apples on it and now there is a picture of a turkey asking the
question, "What...
Transitions from one activity to another
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I asked some of my Down syndrome posse on Facebook for some ideas with
Violette. In about an hour I had all of these! I know this is a pretty
common iss...
Today, Liljana would have been seven.
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Seven years ago today I gave birth to Liljana O’Connor. The only time I’ve
managed to slip in the remotest inkling of Slavic heritage in to any of my...
Moving On
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After a great deal of thought and wrestling with the decision in my head,
I've decided it's time to retire Finnian's Journey. This has been kind of
an emot...
Consolidating
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I've moved the posts from Mirabel's blog to our family blog, here. I
haven't had the time to update one blog, let alone two! And while Mirabel's
Down syndr...
Friend?
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Hello everyone,
By now, most of you are aware of Jennifer Aniston's recent use of the word
"retard" during a publicity tour for her latest crummy movie (so...
What A Week!
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First and foremost, I want to wish Ash a very happy first anniversary! What
a year it has been!! And this next one is already gearing up to be happier,
bet...
The Only Thing To Fear is Fear Itself
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This post originally appeared on Welcome to Illinois on
October 2, 2008. It is reproduced here with the author's permission. Click
here to s...
2 comments:
wait a second dad... clearly that was just a very firm "I LOVE YOU." Great smiles on all of these!
I say, "I love you" really loud, too. It was sweet!
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