Spelling Test.......................

Never in a million years did I ever expect to have a child with Down Syndrome.
And never, when I was told that my baby was most likely going to be born with Down Syndrome, did I ever expect him to read, or write, play sports, or do well in school.

The day a geneticist told Mark and I the news, he painted a very sad, bleak, scary portrait, telling us all the things Ryan wouldn't ever be able to do. We mourned the son we would never have.

Well, thank goodness that doctor didn't know what the hell he was talking about - and the info he had was ancient!
Here's Ryan's spelling test from this week -

Oh, and did I mention that Ryan is playing soccer and baseball this fall? Basketball starts in January. All of which he loves, and plays great! He also started singing in the school chorus last week and was elected into the student council. Not too shabby for a kid I thought would never be able to do anything from the information that was given to me in the beginning of this journey.

This kid freaking ROCKS! He does everything any "typical" kid can do and then some! What a waste for us to have been so sad about "this" kid! He truly is an amazing human being just like his sisters. How sad it would have been not to know him..................

I'd love to go back and see that geneticist again one day. I would have only 2 words for him - "SCREW YOU!" lol

One thing I wish I was given by that jerky doctor the day I got the news was this:

(but of course if I was, then my handsome son wouldn't be on the cover! ;)

Please click on the link to read all of the words of wisdom from parents who now know better!
http://www.woodbinehouse.com/Soper_booklet.pdf

I think it's so important that every doctors office should have this booklet on hand to give out so that new parents finding out will know that this "diagnosis" is not the end of the world. I know it would have saved us alot of the heartache we first felt at the start.