tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148695012011-06-02T17:12:17.412-07:00Down with Gabe: Getting down with Down syndrome and GabrielDown syndrome! Ackkkk! What is Down syndrome? Information on Down syndrome is readily available...but have you ever seen such a handsome boy with Down syndrome?!?! This is the story of our son Gabriel with lots of photos for people who are worried about how their child with Down syndrome might turn out. Adopting a child with Down syndrome? That's even better. Our story of adoption is at www.adoptingemma.blogspot.com. - Samuel Ingersoll-WengSamnoreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502586245512162005-07-27T15:16:00.000-07:002005-07-27T15:21:47.250-07:00You'll be fine!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/000000101.jpg"><img style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/000000101.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />If you are here because you found out you may have a baby with Down syndrome or were just surprised (like us 8 years ago) with this unexpected twist - do not despair.<br /><br />Gabe has been one of the two most wonderful things to ever happen in our lives. We could not imagine life without him and he is truly a special boy.<br /><br />By August, I will post photos of him from Birth to today and describe what it was like to suddenly become a parent of a child with Down syndrome and what it has meant to my life to raise him.<br /><br />In the meantime, I'll be happy to correspond with you....just post a comment to any of the photos and I'll get it immediately and respond quickly as well. <br /><br />When Gabriel was born the Chair of the San Diego Down Syndrome Association visited us in the hospital and showed us pictures of her son who looked quite, "normal." That was the first bit of hope we had that things might not be so bad, and I hope this website will provide that comfort to you and others.<br /><br />Sam<a href="http://picasa.google.com/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250258624551216?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502516322186582005-07-27T15:15:00.000-07:002005-07-27T15:15:16.326-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/04170022.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/04170022.jpg'></a><br />Gabe <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250251632218658?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502471365449742005-07-27T15:14:00.000-07:002005-07-27T15:14:31.370-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/04170006.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/04170006.jpg'></a><br />He's quite popular with the girls..."just a chip off the old block," I like to say. <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250247136544974?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502430523710292005-07-27T15:13:00.002-07:002005-07-27T15:13:50.526-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/0517840-R1-005-1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/0517840-R1-005-1.jpg'></a><br />Yes, he wants to be a Doctor, just like Mommy! <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250243052371029?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502412643448942005-07-27T15:13:00.001-07:002005-07-27T15:13:32.653-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/0517860-R1-051-24.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/0517860-R1-051-24.jpg'></a><br />Buddy at the Buddy Walk in 2003 <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250241264344894?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502386166075542005-07-27T15:13:00.000-07:002005-07-27T15:13:06.166-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/0517860-R1-019-8.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/0517860-R1-019-8.jpg'></a><br />climbing <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250238616607554?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502368014985232005-07-27T15:12:00.002-07:002005-07-27T15:12:48.013-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/Emma%20Yes%20day%200303.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/Emma%20Yes%20day%200303.jpg'></a><br />with new Baby Sister Emma <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250236801498523?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502353130695132005-07-27T15:12:00.001-07:002005-07-27T15:12:33.133-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/Emma%27s%201st%20Easter%202004%20007.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/Emma%27s%201st%20Easter%202004%20007.jpg'></a><br />Hate the Game, Not the Player <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250235313069513?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502340012739342005-07-27T15:12:00.000-07:002005-07-27T15:12:20.016-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/1st%20Haircut%206.5.2004%20006.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/1st%20Haircut%206.5.2004%20006.jpg'></a><br />Uncle Joe and Aunt Emily <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250234001273934?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502318752315072005-07-27T15:11:00.002-07:002005-07-27T15:11:58.756-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/Horse%26Gabe%206.12.04%20043.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/Horse%26Gabe%206.12.04%20043.jpg'></a><br />Awe <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250231875231507?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502305899848362005-07-27T15:11:00.001-07:002005-07-27T15:11:45.903-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/Horse%26Gabe%206.12.04%20028.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/Horse%26Gabe%206.12.04%20028.jpg'></a><br />Fishing with Daddy at Otay Lakes <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250230589984836?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502283062813812005-07-27T15:11:00.000-07:002005-07-27T15:11:23.066-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/Afterschool%206.25.04%20013.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/Afterschool%206.25.04%20013.jpg'></a><br />Gabe, Jordan, and Miss Carpenter at Rogers Elementary School in Chula Vista <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250228306281381?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502244905616692005-07-27T15:10:00.001-07:002005-07-27T15:10:44.910-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/Sonya%2C%20E%2C%20%26%20G%207.4.04%20007.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/Sonya%2C%20E%2C%20%26%20G%207.4.04%20007.jpg'></a><br />After the bath, a little kissin <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250224490561669?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502215215412782005-07-27T15:10:00.000-07:002005-07-27T15:10:15.220-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/crawling%20%26%20Road%20Trip%2010.6.04%20016.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/crawling%20%26%20Road%20Trip%2010.6.04%20016.jpg'></a><br />Gabethoven <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250221521541278?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502189339625462005-07-27T15:09:00.001-07:002005-07-27T15:09:49.340-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/Pumpkin%20Bath%2010.8.04%20006.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/Pumpkin%20Bath%2010.8.04%20006.jpg'></a><br />That's my boy! <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250218933962546?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502144814329612005-07-27T15:09:00.000-07:002005-07-27T15:09:04.820-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/2004.10.20%20Buddy%20Walk%20010.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/2004.10.20%20Buddy%20Walk%20010.jpg'></a><br />Best Buddies at the Down Syndrome Buddy Walk <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250214481432961?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502123359718862005-07-27T15:08:00.001-07:002005-07-27T15:08:43.363-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/2004.10.20%20Buddy%20Walk%20007.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/2004.10.20%20Buddy%20Walk%20007.jpg'></a><br />Loving Mommy <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250212335971886?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122502092445939042005-07-27T15:08:00.000-07:002005-07-27T15:08:12.446-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/2004.12.10%20Czn%20Gracie%20008.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/2004.12.10%20Czn%20Gracie%20008.jpg'></a><br />Loving the Doggie <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112250209244593904?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122497062259641772005-07-27T13:44:00.001-07:002005-07-27T13:44:22.263-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/2004.12.01%20Grandparents%20009.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/2004.12.01%20Grandparents%20009.jpg'></a><br />On the Beach with Grandpa Lewis <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112249706225964177?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122497047909360332005-07-27T13:44:00.000-07:002005-07-27T13:44:07.913-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/2005.03.11%20Disneyland%20G%20Bday%20002.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/2005.03.11%20Disneyland%20G%20Bday%20002.jpg'></a><br />Brother Bear (Koda) <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112249704790936033?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122497025040246892005-07-27T13:43:00.001-07:002005-07-27T13:43:45.043-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/2005.05.25%20Move%20East%20more%20115.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/2005.05.25%20Move%20East%20more%20115.jpg'></a><br />Hauling the Dog <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112249702504024689?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122496986473729672005-07-27T13:43:00.000-07:002005-07-27T13:43:06.476-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/2005.05.25%20Move%20East%20more%20058.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/2005.05.25%20Move%20East%20more%20058.jpg'></a><br />awweee <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112249698647372967?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122492236128759272005-07-27T12:23:00.000-07:002005-07-27T12:23:56.130-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/IMG_1688.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/IMG_1688.jpg'></a><br />Gabriel and Emma <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112249223612875927?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14869501.post-1122491679152192142005-07-27T12:14:00.000-07:002005-07-27T12:14:39.156-07:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/640/00000010.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/164/6812/400/00000010.jpg'></a><br />Gabe <a href='http://picasa.google.com/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14869501-112249167915219214?l=downwithgabe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samnoreply@blogger.com2