On November 18 2009 at 4:02 am William Alan Bartosch was joyfully welcomed into our family. He weighed in at 7 lbs 9 oz and 20 in long. We were stunned to discover that he was born with Trisomy 21, or Down syndrome. We love him unconditionally from the top of his toe-head to the tips of his toes. We know that this diagnosis will not define him. He is a happy, healthy little boy that just happens to have an extra chromosome.



Follow us on this unexpected and exciting journey as we learn how to live life Will's Way.



Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Cowboy Will

Will has had an eventful week!  This past weekend we spent in Nashville TN hanging out in 'Honky Tonks' and watching daddy run the Country Music Marathon.  Will really loved the live music and danced and clapped along with the tunes:)




Will also has been standing himself up in his bed!  This falls under the 'most parents hardly notice when their kid does this, but we celebrate it at our house' catagory.  Will continues to pull himself up on more things around the house and is getting braver with letting go.  We couldn't be happier when he pulls stuff down off of something because he is standing himself up to explore!


Will's Peek-A-Boo skills are also getting better:)  He is finally finding his face and almost has mastered finding his eyes!  He loves to play this game.


Will also started his swim class tonight.  He loved the pool!  He kicked and splashed and even went under water...not by choice!  I think Will is going to be a little fish:)



This is BEFORE daddy dunked me...


This is AFTER daddy dunked me...


Will also went to the ENT today.  We got some good news and some bad news.  Good news is that his Audiology test showed that while he still has mild hearing loss, it is not getting any worse.  They are still unable to tell at Will's age which ear it is and exactly what frequencies are affected but we know he hears us and the test proved that.  The bad news is that the second test that they did on him confirmed that his left ear tube is plugged and will have to be replaced:(  Replaced, as in another ear tube surgery.  So he will have surgery again in a couple days to replace the left and possibly the right ear tube.  Which I know from before is a quick and easy procedure but the timing isn't the best.  Not sure there is ever a good time:(  Although after holding him down and hearing him wail today while they tried to unplug it in the office, I will take the anesthesia anyday!  Poor guy:(
We also have lots of fun things coming up as well...second Mother's Day and Father's Day, Graduations, Weddings, friends visiting, lake season, a new baby cousin...we will keep everyone updated on all our exciting adventures!

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