My hopes are that others can read this and understand Down Syndrome a little better and not be so judgemental when they see someone with this type of disability.
You will learn as I have that Lucas is a baby. He is learning just like other babies and he will continue to learn. He has feelings, he has wants and he loves to make me and his family smile.
I hope you enjoy this journey just as I am.
Background Story
Where to begin...Lucas was not planned. Not by me anyway. I found out in Jan 2010 that I was expecting. I was 42, had 3 other boys and scared to death.
My first visit to the doc was horrible. I am sure it was too early to tell anything and that is what happened. After that visit all was going ok until some prenatal testing came out with the result of down syndrome and spina bifida. Off to more appts. Nothing on the untrasounds suspected anything. I chose no amnio, it wouldn't make a difference.
Starting in August I was going in for non-stress test to make sure the baby was doing well. He was. He wasn't very active but he was doing ok.
Sept 25th, Lucas' dad, Jeremy and I decided to go pick up a baby bed for Lucas in the city. The city is an hour drive from Jeremy's place. I was having some pain all night but not thinking much of it. I was watching the clock in the truck and I was having pain every 6 min. By the time we arrived at our destination they were 4 min apart. I was on the phone with my sister Brenda at the time. She convinced me to go to the hospital. I said fine, on the way to Jeremy's house we will stop by the hospital. Well by the time we got close to the hospital I was have contractions every 2 min or so. I was taken in at 330pm and hooked up to the monitor to find out that Lucas' heartrate was almost stopping at each contraction. Things were a whirl wind. It was decided that an emergency c-section was to be done. So away we went after all the prepping.
I was in so much pain, horrible. They never stopped. Finally getting to the operating room I was given a spinal block. Ahh the relief. Such a strange feeling of your body just feeling like it was gone.
At 630pm baby Lucas arrived. 7lb2oz and 21in. I heard him cry. I was so happy.
They brought him over to see me. I knew then but didn't care that my boy had down syndrome. I could tell. So that is where our journey begins.
My first visit to the doc was horrible. I am sure it was too early to tell anything and that is what happened. After that visit all was going ok until some prenatal testing came out with the result of down syndrome and spina bifida. Off to more appts. Nothing on the untrasounds suspected anything. I chose no amnio, it wouldn't make a difference.
Starting in August I was going in for non-stress test to make sure the baby was doing well. He was. He wasn't very active but he was doing ok.
Sept 25th, Lucas' dad, Jeremy and I decided to go pick up a baby bed for Lucas in the city. The city is an hour drive from Jeremy's place. I was having some pain all night but not thinking much of it. I was watching the clock in the truck and I was having pain every 6 min. By the time we arrived at our destination they were 4 min apart. I was on the phone with my sister Brenda at the time. She convinced me to go to the hospital. I said fine, on the way to Jeremy's house we will stop by the hospital. Well by the time we got close to the hospital I was have contractions every 2 min or so. I was taken in at 330pm and hooked up to the monitor to find out that Lucas' heartrate was almost stopping at each contraction. Things were a whirl wind. It was decided that an emergency c-section was to be done. So away we went after all the prepping.
I was in so much pain, horrible. They never stopped. Finally getting to the operating room I was given a spinal block. Ahh the relief. Such a strange feeling of your body just feeling like it was gone.
At 630pm baby Lucas arrived. 7lb2oz and 21in. I heard him cry. I was so happy.
They brought him over to see me. I knew then but didn't care that my boy had down syndrome. I could tell. So that is where our journey begins.
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