Down Syndrome Awareness Month

October is Down syndrome awareness month.  Throughout the month, I will be sharing about Down syndrome, Matthew and our journey with him so far.

Down syndrome is the most common genetic variation.  It occurs in approximately 1 in every 700 live births in the United States.  Down syndrome is also known as Trisomy 21, because there are three copies of the 21st chromosome.  

One of the most important things to keep in mind about people with Down syndrome is that they are more alike than different.  Matthew is first and foremost a little Szafranski boy. He will look like his brothers and have other similar characteristics, just with his own twist.

I shared a bit of information about Down syndrome and what we knew before and what we have learned in this post from World Down syndrome Day.

I am excited to share with you over the coming month, and as always, J.P. and I welcome any questions you may have.  One thing is for sure:  we love our sweet Baby Matthew and ALL 47 of his chromosomes.