IT'S A BOY!!!

Mrs.LoneGOPinCT | 14 Dec 02 | LoneGOPinCT

[Bahbah]

Welcome to the world, little one. Good job Ms. Lone.

[yonif]

Congratulations! May he grow up to be a strong supporter of Israel!

[Puppage]

A SPECIAL FELLOW CONNECTICUT CONGRATS!!!!

[mr.sarcastic]

Congratulations! You know, this thread isn't gonna go much longer before people start bugging you for pictures, so find a digital camera.... :-)

[kayak]

Congratulations!

[rintense]

Congrats!

[wita]

Christmas baby boy bump! Perhaps a reminder of one born 2000 years ago in Jerusalem.

[twyn1]

Congratulations ! -- when he gets to the "sleep" part of eat, poop, sleep -- be sure that either you or Mrs.Lone gets some sleep too :)

[cake_crumb]

"Congratulations and an extra special Merry Christmas to you can your growing family!"

Uh....that was MEANT to be:

Congratulations and an extra special Merry Christmas to you AND your growing family!

...And I proofread that...not enough coffee yet. Actually, I'm just almost as bad at proofreading as I am at typing (**sigh**)

[altura]

What a great report on the birth of your son.

Sounds like God knew where to send him.

[Fixit]

Congratulations!

If you've never seen it before, you might enjoy reading George Will's essay about the many aptitudes of his son Jon.

http://www.epm.org/willdown.html

[LibKill]

Congratulations!

[muggs]

Congratulations!

[muggs]

What a precious picture.

[austinTparty]

Congratulations on a healthy baby boy!

[PaulJ]

Congratulations and welcome fellow Connecticut Yankee!

As the father of a son with special needs, I want to assure you that the joys you will experience will far outweigh the sorrow. You will quickly find that your beautiful new son is more like other kids than he is different. You and your wife will meet a whole new group of wonderful people that you otherwise would never have met. You're about to start an adventure that is as challenging as it is rewarding and for this your soul will be strengthened.

There are two writings that I found helpful when my son was young. One is a brief essay titled "A Trip To Holland", and the other was a little book called "After The Tears".
I'm pretty much up on services and support in the state, so if I can ever be of help to you, please just FreepMail me.

[Winfield]

Congratulatiions!!! It is evident from the love expressed in your announcement that God knew what He
was doing when he placed that special little boy in
the care of you, your wife and family. As others have
testified, DS babies invariably bring great joy to
their families. God will bless you for taking the little
guy in and caring for him.

[afraidfortherepublic]

...nowadays there is no reason to rule out anything for children with DS, especially the more mild cases.

True. Recently I have seen a teen-aged DS girl working as a waitress (and doing very well) and an adult DS woman working at the polls on election day handing out ballots and guiding voters to the correct booth. DS boys work at the local grocery store alongside "normal" teenagers (if there is any such thing as a normal teenager) and work in several fast food restaurants around town.

Congratulations on your new child and many happy returns.

[Frohickey]

Congratulations.... but... eat, poop, and sleep, and...

scream in the middle of the night with those wonderful lungs that his parents gave him! :D

[lsucat]

Congratulations on your wonderful son!