On learning your baby has Down syndrome.
"At ten weeks the blood test came back with markers for down syndrome. Then the next week we found out there were further complications. There was a grieving process for both of us. We had to realize that things were going to be different. I think it was harder for my husband, even though he didn't cry as much as me."
On being positive.
"My husband is a bit of a jock, so I kept sending him videos of down syndrome athletes. I wanted him to get excited about the possibilities. We drove to the beach one weekend shortly after the diagnosis, and the entire ride we talked about the future. We talked about how much of our daughter is going to be like any other child. And how we can still be a family. We can still go to Disney World. We can still have adventures."
