My journey with Down syndrome has been one of beauty, acceptance, knowing, a small amount of sadness, and wonder, filled with a joy and love that is more precious than words can say. This is accompanied by a deep knowing that this is who Taya is meant to be. She is the gift that none of us knew that we needed. Her T21 birth did not come with surprise, despite not knowing prior, but with a knowing for my daughter and myself that we would be gifted with her. Deep down, we had b