so, i skipped a day.

I was SO tired after Craig and I got home from a great date last night, that I decided to just go to bed early. I had forgotten all about blogging, as it is not at the forefront of my mind. ha. BUT, i did think about it as I was falling asleep and debated getting up to say a little something. I had no desire to pull myself out of my warm bed. But, I will try to continue this 31 for 21 challenge.

This week has been weird. I have been OVERLY tired, and just want to go back to sleep every morning. Craig and I have both been feeling a little off physically, him with some sinus things, and me with headaches and sore throat. so something must be going around. But, this morning I woke up feeling awesome. Bright eyed and bushy tailed. I went to sleep feeling that way too. :)

Its funny how we can feel this 'good' when we are dealing with some personal things. I have lately been dealing with some personal issues and some fears and insecurities. things I NEED to be praying about and trusting God with. In defense of these feelings, I throw up a wall of excuses and avoid dealing with the issues.
When God needs to "work on us", it sorta sucks. He has to often remind us to continue trusting Him daily, and He has to often take things out of our lives that are not of Him. Does that make sense? Anyway, its not a super duper fun process, but it is for our best. But, when He does get our attention, and we talk to Him about what He is doing, it just feels SO much better! I know as I continue to learn more and more about parenting, I will learn more about our Heavenly Father and the way He "works". He knows what is best for us. I read this this morning:

"But as parents, we don't always say "Yes" to our kids. Neither does God. Does God know that you love Him even when he says No?"

Anyway, Here is some more Down Syndrome info, from Wikipedia this time...

"History

English physician John Langdon Down first characterized Down syndrome as a distinct form of mental disability in 1862, and in a more widely published report in 1866.[76] Due to his perception that children with Down syndrome shared physical facial similarities (epicanthal folds) with those of Blumenbach's Mongolian race, Down used the term mongoloid, derived from prevailing ethnic theory.[77] Attitudes about Down syndrome were very much tied to racism and colonialism until as recently as the 1970s.

By the 20th century, Down syndrome had become the most recognizable form of mental disability. Most individuals with Down syndrome were institutionalized, few of the associated medical problems were treated, and most died in infancy or early adult life. With the rise of the eugenics movement, 33 of the (then) 48 U.S. states and several countries began programs of forced sterilization of individuals with Down syndrome and comparable degrees of disability. The ultimate expression of this type of public policy was "Action T4" in Nazi Germany, a program of systematic murder. Court challenges, scientific advances and public revulsion led to discontinuation or repeal of such sterilization programs during the decades after World War II.

Until the middle of the 20th century, the cause of Down syndrome remained unknown. However, the presence in all races, the association with older maternal age, and the rarity of recurrence had been noticed. Standard medical texts assumed it was caused by a combination of inheritable factors which had not been identified. Other theories focused on injuries sustained during birth.[78]

With the discovery of karyotype techniques in the 1950s, it became possible to identify abnormalities of chromosomal number or shape. In 1959, Jérôme Lejeune discovered that Down syndrome resulted from an extra chromosome.[79][80] The extra chromosome was subsequently labeled as the 21st, and the condition as trisomy 21.

In 1961, eighteen geneticists wrote to the editor of The Lancet suggesting that Mongolian idiocy had "misleading connotations," had become "an embarrassing term," and should be changed.[81] The Lancet supported Down's Syndrome. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially dropped references to mongolism in 1965 after a request by the Mongolian delegate.[82] However, almost 40 years later, the term ‘mongolism’ still appears in leading medical texts such as General and Systematic Pathology, 4th Edition, 2004, edited by Professor Sir James Underwood. Advocacy groups adapted and parents groups welcomed the elimination of the Mongoloid label that had been a burden to their children. The first parents group in the United States, the Mongoloid Development Council, changed its name to the National Association for Down Syndrome in 1972.[83]

In 1975, the United States National Institutes of Health convened a conference to standardize the nomenclature of malformations. They recommended eliminating the possessive form: "The possessive use of an eponym should be discontinued, since the author neither had nor owned the disorder."[84] Although both the possessive and non-possessive forms are used in the general population, Down syndrome is the accepted term among professionals in the USA, Canada and other countries; Down's syndrome is still used in the United Kingdom and other areas.[85]
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I am SO THANKFUL how far we have come with knowledge and awareness.