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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Helen Keller and Peter Fagan
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(Description of the video: Various photographs of Helen Keller are
interspersed with clips from television programmes showing her at a variety
of events....
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Every time I think to come here and write, I decide to do something else
instead.
Like sleep. Or eat. Or rant about my situation at work.
Fun at parties, ...
Tips For Teaching Your Children About Our Children
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Ellen from Love That Max asked me if I would contribute to an article she
was writing for Babble. The topic was what moms who have kids with special
needs ...
Freight Trains
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Yesterday was Day 1 in the floor finishing process. They guys came and
patched the floors where there used to be cabinets, then did filling,
sanding and th...
This Is About Execution, Baby
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New business ventures succeed only if they have a strong business plan. You
must find or create a need for your product. And then you must latch on to
that...
Breastfeeding Your Baby - Part One
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In part one of this two post series on breastfeeding a baby with Down
syndrome, guest blogger Lisa Morguess from Life As I Know It shares her
personal chal...
Words
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
Except...that's not really true, is it?
*Death and life are in the power of the ton...
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 :-)
[image: w...
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...
1 comments:
I'm in love with this child! He is adorable. I can tell you guys are in love, too, especially Layla!
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