Keyan Lukas Hunter

We were completely unaware of any diagnosis before Keyan was born.  Together, my husband and I, had 5 other children.  Piece of cake!  We have things under control.  Well, on August 28th, 2010 Keyan arrived, 3 1/2 weeks before schedule.  He was the smallest of the rest of the kids, weighing in at 6 lbs 9 oz.  He was amazing and perfect.  And then the doctor told us that there were features that she needed to talk to us about.  A diagnosis? Really?  Well, off to St. Vincent we went to learn about the positive confirmation of his karyotype.  There it was. right in front of us.  Down syndrome, huh?  WOW!!   Now, after a couple surgeries, (for reflux and sleep apnea), 17 months later and a new milestone under our belt.....CRAWLING, things really are great!  So much better than they seemed a short 17 months ago.  We are so proud of him and he makes us laugh all the time.  His favorite things to do is...pull mom's and sisters' hair, yell at himself in the mirror while seeing how many faces he can do at once, and throwing everything!!!  He is bound to be be in some kind of throwing sport!!  He loves to shake his head "no" so he gets dizzy and he knows at least 13 signs!  He surprises us everyday with something new!  Since he is our last, we are thrilled to be able to endulge ourselves in the "baby" much longer!  To any new parent, IT WILL GET BETTER!!!   Ask any of us!!