So this pregnancy is going very normal from my point of view. My wife goes to her doctors appointments, she tells me when the baby is dancing in her tummy, and can't sleep much of the night -- just like all the other pregnancies she's had. Just because kaylen has down syndrome doesn't mean there i…
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Injuries and my kids
So, my back is still killing me. just to the left of my spine on my hip there's this great pinching feeling and it causes my left calf muscle to tightening and at times spasm. I think this one is permanent regardless of my ability to keep lifting and training -- yes, I'm having it assessed.
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I hate being injured
So last week I blew my back out doing deadlifts and now it's affecting every friggin' lift I do. It hurts to bench, it hurts to squat, it hurts to do curls. I hate being injured and I think this one's going to last awhile, which means I have to put my deadlift goal on hold. My current goal is to …
Oh, Yeah baby
Hey, folks this daddy is a happy daddy. I just got a call from my wife kim. She had to see a specialist today so they could do an echocardiogram on Kaylen to assess the health of her heart. The heart is one of the major organs affected by down syndrome.
Kaylen's heart is healthy at 24 weeks…
Downs updates
According to the journal of the american medical association, the prevalence of children born with down syndrome is increasing. Inspite of the fact that many women who's children are diagnosed in utero are terminating their pregnancies.
Doctors and medical science continue to unravel the secret…
staying healthy
So it's been a few days since I dropped a blog -- tough.
I really don't have alot at the moment. I'm currently struggling to keep my lower back healthy because I've got two blown discs in my lumbar spine and I insist on lifting heavy weights doing things like deadlifts and squats. it's sort of an …
Research report
So, my last post resulted in some really good discussion between my wife and I. One of the things I discovered is that we are educating ourselves differently regarding down syndrome. I think it's a very interesting difference and one that should be taken into consideration when a couple is told th…
unexpected honesty
So, apparently this whole dealing with how people react when you tell them your child is diagnosed with downs goes on for a bit of time -- for a minute, as the inmates would say.
I'm still a little taken aback by some people's reactions to the statement: my daughter has been diagnosed with down s…
Jung was only a partial idiot
Yes, so today I turn forty years old. Carl Jung said that life begins at forty. I interpret this to mean that a person finally figures out how little they know and develops the ability to learn and enjoy life. we stop living in such a reactionary mode and start using our experiences in a purposef…
Not so fluffy tonight
Ok, I know people are really trying to being encouraging and reassuring, and I'm not angry at people for their many wonderful comments and discussions with me when they hear that my wife and I are having a baby with downs.
but I must say, I'm tired of hearing about how kim and I are the ideal parent…
just thinking today
So my soon coming daughter kaylen has Down Syndrome (DS).
my wife and I have started talking about the future with a baby/child/teen/adult with DS. Right now the big concern is finances. My job covers us just fine and my wife had a home business which covered all the costs of food every month. …
My name's darrin coe
Hi my name's Darrin Coe
wife's name is Kim.
My wife is about half way into her second trimester with our fourth child, who will be a girl, who we've named Kaylen Grace. We have a very kewl 11 year old who's name is Duncan, who loves chess, reading and playing the Wii, a 9 year old named Jense…
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