day six, gifts...

being a mother to a child with special needs has its pros and cons...just like being a mother to any child would...but babies with down syndrome give their mothers a very special gift...one that i think every mother has longed for, every mother has asked for...and even after i have been given the gift i still find myself asking for more of it. camden will stay a baby a little longer then most...i will get to soak in each stage for a little bit more time then i would typically get...and although at times i find myself outwardly pushing him to accomplish goals, i secretly revel in the fact that i get my soft cuddly baby just a little longer then most. he won't always be a baby though...and i have come to terms with this fact as he shows more and more signs of little boyhood...but i won't lie and say i wish he was crawling everywhere...although i am sure it will have its own delights, just as each stage does...i won't lie and say i wish he was a bigger kid, because i love to hold and carry my cuddle bug and even now i find myself struggling with it at times. i have been given the gift of time...time to stop and smell the roses of babyhood...and it is a beautiful thing.
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random fact about down syndrome #6: babies with down syndrome have their very own growth chart. they are, on average, smaller then "typical" kids...