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Coraline & Us
Coraline's communication
Coraline's communication

Coraline’s communication is such a joy at the moment.

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Attitude, Development, Speech, TherapiesLizFebruary 5, 2020
Local group "Get on Downs"
Local group "Get on Downs"

So who won the funding at the Community funding event we went to on Thursday evening? Why “Get on Down’s” is so awesome!

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Attitude, Local groupsLizFebruary 1, 2020
Home-Start volunteering
Home-Start volunteering

Last night Kevin and I spoke briefly at community fundraising event Sutton Soup about the volunteering I am doing for Home-Start Sutton to a crowd of over 200 people.

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Attitude, Local groupsLizJanuary 31, 2020
Carrying Coraline
Carrying Coraline

Coraline and Kev in the Surrey countryside this weekend.

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Development, TherapiesLizJanuary 28, 2020
Steps to getting help
Steps to getting help

“What steps did you follow in order to get the help you needed for your child?”

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Attitude, Development, Health, Education, Local groups, Monday question, TherapiesLizJanuary 27, 2020
Third haircut
Third haircut

By Kevin’s friend from primary school at her home salon.

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DevelopmentLizJanuary 26, 2020
Bathtime
Bathtime

Once upon a time Coraline didn’t like the bath.

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Attitude, DevelopmentLizJanuary 22, 2020
Coraline's favourite activity
Coraline's favourite activity

“What is your child’s current favourite activity?”

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Attitude, Development, Monday questionLizJanuary 20, 2020
Sharing on social media
Sharing on social media

“Why do you share on social media?”

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Attitude, Monday questionLizJanuary 6, 2020
Present in the moment
Present in the moment

Being present in the moment. How I understand it.

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Attitude, ValuesLizDecember 31, 2019
Moments
Moments

Though it’s not one of the values I have written down for this blog, “being present in the moment,” could be one.

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Attitude, Values, DevelopmentLizDecember 31, 2019
Christmas 2019
Christmas 2019

What we did for Christmas 2019.

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TravelsLizDecember 29, 2019
2009 vs. 2019
2009 vs. 2019

“Please share your experience of your last ten years, 2019 vs. 2009.”

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Attitude, Travels, Monday questionLizDecember 16, 2019
First Christmas performance
First Christmas performance

Coraline in her preschool Christmas performance outfit yesterday, doing the Makaton sign for food after the show.

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DevelopmentLizDecember 11, 2019
The holiday season
The holiday season

“How is your child with Down’s syndrome reacting to the holiday season?”

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Health, Monday question, Development, Prima MagazineLizDecember 9, 2019
Advent begins
Advent begins

What we did on Sunday 1st December

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AttitudeLizDecember 4, 2019
Meet Coraline, D.S.A. Blog
Meet Coraline, D.S.A. Blog

The Down's Syndrome Association asked me to write a blog for them to share together with photos from Coraline’s photoshoot for Prima Magazine.

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Attitude, Prima MagazineLizNovember 30, 2019
New suit
New suit

New @bondsaus suit which arrived in the post from Australia

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AttitudeLizNovember 28, 2019
Thankful for you
Thankful for you

I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a question each Monday. This week’s question is: “Why are you thankful for your child with Down syndrome?”

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Attitude, Philosophical, Monday questionLizNovember 25, 2019
She's beautiful
She's beautiful

In a café, in the supermarket or on the bus, people sometimes come up and simply say this to us.

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Attitude, PhilosophicalLizNovember 24, 2019
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Down's Syndrome Association

Canadian Down's Syndrome Society

Down's-syndrome.org.uk

 

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View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a Monday question.
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Today’s is: “What is your child like personality-wise?”
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I have written before about when I asked my dad, “but why would people like me?” (at a time when
View fullsize I found these pictures yesterday by chance when looking for some photos of Coraline when she was younger, for a guest post I was writing.
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They are from mid November 2018 when we took Coraline back for a check-up after her open heart surgery earlier
View fullsize Kev has been taking some beautiful pictures of Coraline lately.
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We thought, as it’s Father’s Day tomorrow, that Kev could take the floor on here and answer any questions you have for him over the next couple of days. See our stories.
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View fullsize I thought I’d post this which I wrote a while back.
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A conversation yesterday (about the importance of accepting all emotions, and allowing and honouring them, as then they move through) reminded me of it.
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When Coraline was born I was in sho
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Coraline has sweet potatoes, sardines, kale, curry, scallops, prawns, this kind of thing.
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She vary rarely has pasta and has hardly ever had bread. Some parents of children with Down’s syndrome have told us that glute
View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a Monday question. Today’s is:
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“Tell us about your feeding journey with your child with special educational needs. Did you have to take anything particular  into account?"
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I have loads
View fullsize I love this picture which Kevin took yesterday morning. Coraline is in her new giraffe T-shirt.
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I was singing nursery rhymes and Coraline was joining in on some of the actions to them which she loves to do.
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As Coraline is not yet talking we know
View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a Monday question. This week’s is:
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“Do you take notes when your child has appointments? Do you do extra research too?”
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Yes! I take notes! They are almost verbatim notes! Those kind of
View fullsize After Coraline was born and thereafter, I was looking for books written by parents of children with Down’s syndrome. I suppose it’s a bit like an internet search, you keep looking until you find what you want to hear.
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I would think to m
View fullsize I have shoeboxes for each year since August 2017, the summer Coraline was born.
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I put in little treasured items, postcards from friends, or news clippings from that year.
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In 2017’s box there are all the amazing cards we received when Corali
View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a question on a Monday. Today’s question is:
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“Are you taking any special precautions for your child with special educational needs during Covid 19?”
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We are doing the usual; staying hom
View fullsize I love how much passion, thought and care Kevin takes over Coraline’s food.
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Today’s al fresco lunch he prepared for her: Courgette ribbons with lemon, parmesan, truffle and pistachios.
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#toddlerlife #toddlerfood #downsyndrome #downsynd
View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a Monday quesion. This week’s is:
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“When deciding on school, day care or a carer for your child with special needs, what type of things do you take into account?”
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For us, it’s abo
View fullsize I couldn’t choose my favourite picture, so here they all are. Hair transition by Kevin.
View fullsize I find that I am noticing more after 9 and a half weeks in lockdown. Are you noticing more?
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When I take Coraline for a walk I look out for the flowers, and the blossoms, and I stand close and marvel at their colour and design. They bring me wonder
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