Adventures of the Kuhns

The past few weeks have been more than I can handle!  It seems that when it rains, it pours.  I know that I shouldn’t complain because Oliver is alive and he is well and he is happy!  But, my heart is heavy from all the stress. On July 6th, Oliver had surgery to create a…

Oliver is such a sweet and loving child!  I am constantly amazed by his tender heart.  Did I tell you he flirts with all the ladies?  Even better, he loves the older ladies (and I mean OLDER ladies)!  Oliver gives them his googly eyes!  I can’t help but smile while he wins the hearts of…

As Oliver’s first birthday quickly approaches, I feel a wave of many different emotions.  First let me tell you that I would never trade Oliver for a baby with two chromosomes.  He is perfect with the extra 21st chromosome.  I can’t say I would have ever asked for a child with Trisomy 21, but I…

Guess who is turning into a little chunk!  Oliver is finally growing!  At his last Synagis vaccine injection on Feb. 29th, he weighed in at 13 pounds and 10 ounces!  He is 26 inches long!  He is still wearing 3-6 months clothes, but I am hoping that we will be out of them soon since…

For parents with children diagnosed with Down syndrome: I want to share some of my favorite resources.  I am so grateful that central Ohio has so many amazing resources! 1.  The Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO)- http://dsaco.net/  After Oliver was born, I contacted this organization.  They told me they would be sending me a…

My sweet Oliver is officially 10 months old!  It is like the kid grew up over night.  He is conquering so many obstacles! 1.  He is rolling front to back and back to front.2.  He is eating baby food.3.  He is saying “Da-da”.4.  He is saying “Ma-ma”.5.  He is clapping his hands. I am having…

My sweet Ollie is almost 9 months old!  I cannot believe how far we have come in these past months.  I look back to when I first delivered Oliver, and I honestly have no idea how I made it through those times.  It was hard.  Naturally, having a healthy baby is hard!  Having a baby…

 My older kids wanted to have a picnic since we were having a warm winter! On our way to Ethan’s Christmas program at his school.   Ollie’s first rice cereal experience was a huge success!  We still need to work on the keeping the food in the mouth, but he loved the taste! Christmas morning!…

The beginning of December is approaching fast!  The day we received the phone call from our doctor was a day I will never forget.  I will not forget her tone, her sympathy, or her support when she told us the test results were positive for Down syndrome.  I remember the shaking and the wanting to…

With my other two children we were so excited when they reached different milestones.  With Oliver, the excitement is such a different feeling.  Oliver and all of us work so hard to reach these milestones that when he finally reaches them, we are overcome with excitement.   A couple of weeks ago Oliver began holding…