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.



Monday, May 23, 2011

Go Indians!

Will went to his 3rd Indians game this weekend and had a great time!  He was really good and clapped along with the crowd:)  Aunt Amelia even taught him how to give a high five!


Will also got to play with his friend Jillian on Saturday!  They had a lot of fun playing with all of Jillian's toys and tried their hardest to share.  Jillian read Will a book and even tried to push him around in her little car:)


Now for a quick update.  Will had his 18 month checkup on Friday.  Aside from yet another bout of thrush, he had a good checkup.  We were glad to hear that Dr. Parsons thought his ears looked good despite his grouching at me the rest of the week and she was happy with his weight, height, heart, ect.  We have officially given up the bottle at night, which means we have to come up with another way to get milk of magnesium for the ever-present constipation:(  We have tried with a syringe that past 2 nights and Will was not digging it.  This may be because it tastes terrible or may be because by the time we get to the milk of magnesium, he has already been held down for eardrops and thrush medicine!  Will is still drinking out of the straw like a champ!  I couldn't be any happier:)  He drank an entire honeybear of watered down apple juice at the game so I know he can do thin liquids out of the straw as well.  Will also has been walking quite a bit behind his little car.  It is a little rough, but it is a good start and he has fun getting back and forth with it and  having Ron and I cheer him on:)

No comments: