Out of Beta

On the urging of some friends, and a deep desire to educate and advocate for my son Samuel, who has Trisomy-21 (aka Down syndrome) I am starting this blog journey. The past 12 months have been a year of firsts, many of which I would not like to repeat and many wonderful new adventures.

I was inspired to name this blog Profundity, after consistently being told individuals with Downs syndrome, are 'just such happy people.' While everyone meant well, this was not a comforting thought to this new parent, I didn't want my child to just simply be happy. I want them to be a complex individual with a full range of emotion, to be able to experience life in all its fullness, but also in all its struggles. There is something glorious and innately human about struggling, persevering, and accomplishing. 

What I have come to realize is societies view of individual’s with Downs syndrome was so one-dimensional, not to be judgmental, I was there just a short year ago. The mission of this blog is to capture the adventures of the Ashton family and show the world that life with Down syndrome, while happy, is full and profound.