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I’d seen the occupational therapist a number of times, and he’d made passive comments about Cooper being stubborn. At first I accepted this as fact. He’s worked in this field and with other kids that have Down syndrome. It must be truth. But it bugged me. He's two and you want him to sit and do a puzzle that he's clearly not interested in, and do it in an environment that is totally new and exciting. I don't think this is unique to Down syndrome. ................ When Cooper

Cooper moved to the “big kid” class at church, away from the babies now. They start with all kids age three to eleven in the big room for "singing time." Then they move to a smaller classroom for a short lesson with kids their same age. His teachers, a married couple, are in charge of the three year olds. They sit on a small bench with their class. It's a small town. A small congregation. To my knowledge, Cooper’s the only one with a disability. The week before he'd joined th

Cooper's turning three in November made me want to stop and soak in where he's at and how far I've come as his mother. I asked ChatGPT to give me a list of questions to reflect on Cooper's 3 years. Here it was it asked me. 1. When I first learned about Cooper's diagnosis, what did I feel—and how has that changed? If you read my initial series called "Meeting Cooper," you know what my feelings were when I first learned of his diagnosis. In short, it shook me to my core. And I