Every year March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), celebrated by people all over the world. The date (3\/21) honors the three copies of the 21st chromosome that all people with Down syndrome (Ds) carry. WDSD exists to raise awareness of Ds and celebrate people the world over who are blessed with that extra chromosome. Our family loves a good party, and if the reason is to celebrate our girl, then all the better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellow and Blue on World Down Syndrome Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This year World Down Syndrome Day fell on a Monday. Therefore, we spent the day before WDSD at the NC Zoo with friends from the NC Down Syndrome Alliance at their “Paint the Zoo Yellow and Blue” event. Yellow and blue are the signature colors for Ds awareness. That sprinkling of yellow and blue made it easy to acknowledge others from the Ds community. So when a Ds mom or dad sees another Ds mom or dad they don’t need to say a word. The nod of the head and the smile of understanding say, “I see<\/em> you. I know<\/em>. We are in this together. YOU ARE NOT ALONE<\/em>.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The zoo was great fun (check out their website here: https:\/\/www.nczoo.org\/<\/a>). The weather that day was pretty perfect. As a result, we spent hours visiting the animals, playing on the playgrounds, and generally just enjoying the gorgeous day with our Ds community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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