“We had so many worries during my second pregnancy once our son was diagnosed with Down syndrome. Would he be born vaginally, would he nurse, would he be in the NICU, would he have another medical ailment we didn’t catch on the ultrasounds. Eli came into the world strong, nursing, and never visited the NICU. He melted our hearts and continues to melt the hearts of everyone around him. I look at him and all I wish is that I could stay in the moment and not dwell on what will happen 10, 20, 30 years down the road with him. I guess if I didn’t I wouldn’t be a mother.”