There are lot's of things I really want to blog about today and none of them are really related to eachother. So, I am sorry if I am jumping all over the place here!
The first thing is the we have noticed people are starting to notice that Jacob is a little different. We have alot of people ask if he has Down's Syndrome and other just curious as to how old he is and when we tell them, they kind of give a strange look and an "oh" (like "oh" and he's not crawling/walking/taking/etc.). So, sometimes I just want to tell them as soon as they ask so they know why he is behind. Sometimes I kind of just want to lie about his age ( I know, horrible), but I would honestly rather people ask questions if they are wondering, rather than walk off not knowing and drawing their own conclusions. So, the question is, how would you approach it? The older he gets, the more obvious it will be that he is special in some way, so I am trying to think of the best way to explain it to our other kids, other people's kids and people in general..
The second things is, although I am VERY thankful that alot of people have been giving us valuable information for resources, it makes me wonder why we weren't given this info by Jacob's doctors. Everyone else seems to have been given support group info as soon as their baby was diagnosed. Nobody has given us anything, except a farewell and a "good luck". It would have been nice to be pointed towards some other special needs parents and resources to get us through the hard times. On the other hand, starting this blog has led me to some great people with valuable information and advice and for that I am very thankful!
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