Nicholas is our third and final child. After our second child, we weren’t sure if we should have another baby; we were in our mid-thirties, we’d had two kids in 2.5 years, and my career was just starting to recover from two maternity leaves. And the cost of daycare! But...

My heart for this beautiful thing called Down syndrome was lit on fire far before I can remember. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my aunt Lynette, who in my eyes ruled the entire world and was without a question the coolest, funniest and most loyal person on the planet....