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.



Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Baseball

Will has been a big baseball fan lately!  We went to the Columbus Clippers game 2 weekends ago and the Indians game this past weekend.  Both were fun although the Indians game got rained out after a 4 hour delay:(   Will loves to cheer at the games and seems to know just when to do it!

Intently watching the Clippers!  (For those that have not seen Ron's baby pictures...this is EXACTLY what he looked like!)




Almost falling asleep at the Indians game:(  Go figure!


I think some people might be surprised by the fact that we do normal, everday stuff with Will.  I think I was one of these people before he came into our lives.  The truth is that for most families with special children, their child's disability does not affect all or even most parts of their life.  It just becomes part of who they are now and maybe adds to their daily work load with therapies and appointments but does not prevent them from doing the things they enjoy.  On an everyday basis Down syndrome does not 'impact' our lives.  We do everything we did before we had Will but now we have a little buddy to share it all with! 

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