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.



Sunday, January 15, 2012

Will's New Year's Resolution

Since Will's New Year's resolution was to get in shape, he is taking a gym class:)  I think I wrote about this organization months ago.  They host gym and dance classes for special need kiddos.  The gym time is donated and all the instuctors are volunteers.  Most instuctors are either gymnasts or physical therapy students and they pair a volunteer with each kiddo while they do different activities at the gym.  Will did really well!  He walked on the balance beam (with help from his volunteer), rolled down the mat and jumped on the trampoline.  You could stay on the gym floor with your kiddo if needed but Will was such a big boy and did it all by himself.  I was really proud of him!  He had a lot of fun too.  He is workin out here with his buddy Evan.
http://kidneticenergy.org/index.htm




 Will has been very busy since the last post...more posts to come soon!

1 comment:

unc "happy posts are back" ricky said...

I thought he looked fit at Christmas...next up, a marathon with his dad...or maybe we should just take baby steps (see how I did that?!)