If You Only Knew

I never knew I could love someone so much. Fear and uncertainty stopped my husband and I in our tracks on that March day back in 2010 when we received the results from the karyotype. I remember looking down at my beautiful two and a half week old baby boy and knowing that I could never tell him that there was something wrong with him.

I love how our photographer captured his beautiful features and personality. And these pictures are just a tiny piece of how wonderful this little boy is. He’s silly, sweet, funny, determined, feisty and full of personality.  I cannot ( and would never want to) imagine him being anyone else but who he is, which is why I wouldn’t change anything about Austin.

It’s easy to look at a picture and think that he or she doesn’t fit society’s idea of what one should look like.  I pity those whom are that shallow and superficial. Oh, if you only knew…how thankful I am to God for blessing us with a child that has Down syndrome. And you’ll never understand it unless you’ve experienced having the pleasure of truly knowing an individual with Down syndrome.

It’s no secret that there are extra challenges that come with Down syndrome. We have a crazy schedule that entails therapy 4 times a week, extra appointments with specialists and doctors. Yet, I wouldn’t change a thing. Not. One. Thing. At the end of the day, I'm the one who is blessed to have the privilege of being this little guy’s mom.

If you only knew...

Disclaimer-PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY OUR LOVELY, GIFTED AND BRILLIANT PHOTOGRAPHER, ASHLEY HOWLAND, OWNER OF ASHLEY HOWLAND PHOTOGRAPHY