Adventures of the Kuhns

I can’t believe you are five today!  It has been an amazing five years with you in it.  The day you were born was such a scary and beautiful day.  I had so many different emotions. Some I am ashamed of feeling.  I was afraid I wouldn’t love you the same as Ethan and Charlie.…

3-21 Every year on 3-21 I think about Oliver and how he has changed our lives.  March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day.  Typical individuals have two copies on the 21st chromosome.  Individuals with Down syndrome have three partial or full chromosomes on the 21st chromosome.  I won’t lie!  I do get frustrated and I…

Today, I closed myself in the bathroom and I put my face in a towel and I cried!  I cried that gut wrenching, body-shaking, painful, ugly cry!  I cried for the all the pain Oliver has endured in has last three years of life. I cried for all the lost hours of sleep I have…

Lately, I have been finding myself on the verge of tears.  This only happens when I am alone and when it is quiet.  Alone and quiet doesn’t happen very often in my world.  There is always something going on around me: homework, volleyball, lacrosse, church, work, construction (my husband is a contractor and loves to…

I never thought I would say that I have become involved with the political world.  Last month, I was asked if I would share my story in support of senate bill 164.  This bill would ban abortions from being performed because of a Down syndrome diagnosis.  The woman would not be charged, but the physician…

The majority of this blog is about Oliver and the obstacles he has overcome.  There has been mention of my other two kiddos and a smidgen about me.  For you to be able better understand our story, I thought I would share a little about myself. I am a 35 year old with three children:…

No news is good news!  Oliver is doing awesome! I can’t believe my last post was in October!  I have fallen behind in life!  I will try to sum up the last few months.   Oliver had another surgery in November.  He had a tear duct probe placed in his right eye (which once again…

This year we took an epic trip to Florida! ! To go to Disney!  Taking Oliver on vacation with us was one of the best gifts ever!  A year and a half ago we were fighting to keep this little man alive.  I wasn’t able to make any plans for the future.  I lived day…

On August 17, 2015, I walked my baby down a cold, bright, white hall.  We came to large double doors.  It was at those doors where I handed my precious baby boy over to a nurse.  As I cried, she looked into my eyes (with Oliver in her arms) and she told me that she…