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There are really a lot of wonderful things happening with my son lately.

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In other news, Road Map to Holland is not only about raising a child with Down Syndrome (one of a set of fraternal twins, in rural Montana), but was written by a college friend of one of my colleagues. We just bought a copy.

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Sometimes Shannon and I just stand in Nico's room and watch him sleep. This time he was lying on his back, hands above his head, right foot kicking absently up and down one of the bars of his crib. After a few minutes, he rolled over onto his stomach, and then sat up. My hands reached down to lay him back down and he reached up for me to hold him (eyes closed the whole time). I gave him a pacifier and laid him down on his belly then fled the room.

He is such a beautiful little man. It's still breathtaking, 14 months later.