We are SOOOO excited to share we are moving to Nashville, Tennessee!!! This is something we have prayerfully and thoughtfully considered for quite some time… As you all know, an inclusive environment for Aria in school has been hard to navigate here in Florida. It was an endless fight and even though I was getting some systems to work with us it came down to “do I really want her in an environment where I have to beg for her to belong there?”. This was hard to face. Also the reality of “what I am wanting for her she would be the first”. There is so much beauty in that but also knowing everything she would have to face in a system not set up for her, did not seem fair to her. We started researching to see if we could find somewhere that already implemented these things and we found it at the county with the top schools in the nation. Since the moment I got Aria’s Down syndrome diagnosis, I prayed my kids could all go to school together and I’m so grateful to share in the Fall they will be 😭. Since we brought Luca home from the NICU, many of you know the difficulties we have faced in his care. Florida Early Intervention has been so disappointing and the healthcare has been so frustrating. I need more and better for him and he deserves more and better. Tennessee Early Intervention is wonderful and we will also have access to the top hospital and Down syndrome clinic. Mia and Kai are thrilled. Mia’s best friend moved there about a year ago and she’s so excited to be able to walk to her house. We have so many exciting opportunities for them and they will be able to attend school with everyone in the neighborhood, at their age this is so important. Because of the neighborhood we are moving, we can’t bring our animals with us (except for Ginger), we are hoping the buyer will want to keep them here and all together so they can stay in their environment. This was a difficult choice but we have to made these decisions for our kids at this time. I’ll share more of a timeline as it get’s closer! The journey continues, thanks for being here friends! Where’s my Tennessee peeps at?!? TN hats are the amazing @jasondemeo