Happy World Down Syndrome Day 2018!
We will be celebrating Seth and all of his T21 friends across the world tomorrow.
Our unique insight on having a child with Down Syndrome in one big happy family — a public selection of faith and Seth’s story. The full FunHouse archive is available to family and invited friends behind sign-in.
Seth’s 6th Birthday and progress report
Seth had a great first year of kindergarten. Despite being younger than most of his classmates and having special needs associated with Down syndrome, he was fully included in his…
Seth is playing baseball
We didn’t know what all to expect for Seth when he was born with Down syndrome. I’m not sure I expected him to be able to make good contact with a pitch when he was five years…
3.21 World Down Syndrome Day: Thoughts on How I Celebrate Diversity
Whether the subject matter is education, the workforce, religion, or societal expectations, it seems our culture is infatuated with the idea of diversity. For some, it may never…
Video: Seth Turns Five Years Old!
Happy birthday to our Seth!! Time does indeed fly by, as we can hardly believe that we just celebrated his fifth birthday. What a journey these years with him have been. I say it…
Video: Emily Reads for Seth
Seth has really been making progress with his speech. He’s been going to speech therapy once a week since March and is now back in his half day pre-school program since school…
Video: Seth can step in time
Today, Seth, Kyle and I were hanging out at the house while Emily was watching Ella at a swim meet. Ella’s starting to swim fast. Her backstroke is almost as fast as her…
Video: Celebrating Seth’s Fourth Birthday
As promised, we now have video. We sure enjoyed Seth’s party. We have a faithful God who has been gracious to give Seth good health over the last twelve months. We don’t take that…
Video: Seth shows us his golfing skills and the Brad Hennefer story
As you can see from our last post, the fun house is working diligently on its collective golfing skills. Seth would not be out done by his sister. As you’ll see, he is well on his…
Video: Seth winks and good pictures
Seth and I are working on winking. He is trying to do one eye, but it’s usually two eyes. Either way, it’s pretty cute over here at the Fun House.
Video Blog: Seth goes to preschool
After Seth’s 3.5 week bout with various types of illness, he was finally able to go to his preschool, albeit a week removed from when the other kids began. Nonetheless, it is a…
Seth wrestles with Dad
In the midst of the sickness, Seth and I found some time to rough house at the Fun House a little bit. Ella and I play a game where I close my eyes and then she tries to run…
Expectations
Emily and I have been married for 10 years as of June 30 this year, and I have learned a lot in that period of time. Being married and having children has exposed the sin in my…
Seth’s pool jump
Seth surprised us here at the Fun House a few days ago when he started jumping head first into the pool. He had done it a few times before from the steps, but now he will do it…
A testimony to God’s faithfulness
On July 4, Emily and I had the opportunity to speak in my brother’s Bible study class at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler. I’ve pasted in the outline of our talk. I hope you…
Seth passes another hearing test with flying colors
If you want to know why that’s a big deal, read the miracle ear story.
Prayers for Seth
Seth will be having a day surgery tomorrow. He is having his fourth set of ear tubes put in. It’s always a bit of an anxious time when they put him to sleep. We would appreciate…
Seth’s story to help save other babies
Our pastor wrote a blog on the Chronicle about abortion. As part of the story he linked back to Seth's miracle ear story. Seth's life continues to be used to help save lives and…
Miracle Ear
I took Seth in this morning for a routine follow-up to check his most recent tube placement from early December. Along with seeing our ENT at this check up, we were also to meet…
Video: Seth Is a Flopper
Watch Seth get upset with me and throw a little fit. Please, don’t get mad at me. We don’t antagonize him. It was just too funny not to get on video.
Pray for Seth
We took Seth to the ENT on Monday and an ear infection in his left ear hasn’t cleared up after months of drops and treatments. (It’s a”chronic” ear infection.) So, he’s going to…
Happy First Birthday, Seth!!
Momma loves this little guy
Spread the Word to End the Word
I’ve wanted to write about this for a while now…about a year or so, I guess. I’ve tossed words around in my head to try to figure out the best way to say it and hesitated to even…
World Down Syndrome Day
TODAY, March 21st, 2009, World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated by families and friends across the globe to mark
Seth is 2 Months Old!
Can you believe it? Seth is already 2 months old! Time flies faster with the second child I think. We have enjoyed every minute with him- and I genuinely mean that. He just…
Wow! Seth just rolled over!
I’m not sure if this is a fluke, but Seth rolled over from his front to his back about two minutes ago!! Emily asked me why I flipped him over when she came back in the room, and…
I Am Strong in the Lord
In the wee hours of the morning following Seth’s birth, I found myself alone and afraid in a cold, dark hospital room. Despite comforting words from nurses and doctors, and Joel…
After Seth’s Birth
I still hold fast to what I wrote on December 16th.
Seth is here!
God has blessed us at the Fun House with a wonderful baby boy. His name is Seth. We are thankful for his life and rejoice even now in the ways God will use him for His glory. He…
Seth in NICU until Sunday
His oxygen levels are still lower than they would like. It’s probably a bit of an over-reaction given his otherwise good condition. Mom and I are tired and frustrated. We won’t…
Baby Seth Update
We had an ultrasound today that said Seth weighs about 5 lb 14 oz and is looking really good! We’re right on track according to my doctor for 37.5 weeks and he predicts a 7 lb…
Pray Without Ceasing
Well, I’m sitting right around 34 weeks pregnant- I’m tired, my back hurts, and I’m ready to have a baby already! I often share these sentiments with Joel, so he is WELL aware of…
Healthy Boy!
Joel and I were so blessed to hear the good news today
My Hope is in the Name of the Lord
Happy New Year to all our friends and family!
My thoughts concerning Seth
I’ve been thinking about this for some time and have become even more sure of one thing: God is faithful. In worldly terms, knowing that your unborn son has a significant…
A Work In Progress – Second baby on the way
The Fun House is pleased to announce that, Lord willing, we’ll have an addition to the family come May. We are super excited about this news. Please pray for Emily as she…