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Happy New Year from the Eicher Five! 2022 was by far one of the- if not the very- hardest years of my life. Attempting to come out of survival mode is no joke. I have decided that 2023 is my yea...
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nineteen The most interesting human I’ve ever known. She’s equal parts perpetual toddler and exasperated elderly Bulgarian woman. She wants her boo boos kissed and to be held like a baby. She...
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I came home from working at the studio and the kids had completely cleaned the house in the hopes that I would agree to putting up our freshly Amazon’d tree tonight. Their proud little faces co...
3 months ago
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Beyond thankful. For these babies of mine. For how far we’ve come. For the depth of our bonds. But even more so I’m thankful for all the people who have helped me stay afloat this past year. I ...
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Once upon a time, a little girl was born into a world that did not accept her. So she spent her childhood an orphan. Until her forever family finally found her and brought her home. A few years lat...
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This baby boy of mine was so excited to help me get ready for a night out. It’s a rare occurrence for me. He helped with my hair and makeup and told me a thousand times how “gorgeous and cute�...
5 months ago
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This dream has been a long time in the making. Our first “Close the Gap” launched here in Houston a couple weeks ago and it could not have been more amazing or more impactful. This program is...
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Woke up this morning still on a total high from one of the best weeks of my life- launching our new sandalgapstudio school program. It was incredibly inspiring and all that I had been dreaming of a...
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Everyone who works with me knows that I always have big dreams for sandalgapstudio . Since we opened in 2019, one of those dreams has been to start a school program. I knew it would be a lot of wor...
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When bradcorrigan of dispatchmusic reached out to me a while back- I knew something amazing was ahead for us. I just had no idea it would be this insanely, mindblowingly amazing. Brad and the rest ...
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These three have been with me through some of the toughest seasons of my life. They have seen me at my worst, my best, and everything in between. It’s unreal the way they are able to get me out o...
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We made it. Week one down. Ace finally got to join Archie and Sevy in high school and it feels so unreal to me. My heart soars watching the three of them walk to school together- Ace in between h...
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eleven years ago today I finally had my baby boy in my arms and would never have to let him go. An itty bitty seven year old who had yet to know the love of a mother. He changed my life in more way...
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People used to say to me all the time that he “doesn’t even look like he has Down syndrome” or even better- “he doesn’t look like he has *that* much Down syndrome”. And I get it. I unde...
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The intensity and unpredictability of her mood swings lately is by far the most draining part of our world. One minute she is hitting, spitting, flicking me off with all her might cause she can’t...
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Fourteen years ago today I gifted myself my very own built in best friend. I can’t believe the life we have created together. I haven’t always Mom’d by the parenting books, but this kid is ha...
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Freakishly proud of us. We made it through an incredibly trying school year. We had to move homes, causing Radko to have to switch schools mid year. He was so nervous and there were lots of tears. ...
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Tbh wouldn’t have made a difference even if I had remembered it was picture day.
9 months ago
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This relationship is a constant roller coaster. Radko has always been desperate for attention from Archie and Archie typically remains uninterested. Oftentimes breaking Radko’s incredibly tender ...
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e i g h t e e n Trying hard not to obsess over the seven birthdays I missed. Those thoughts typically consume me on these days. But I’m just focusing on how insanely lucky I am to get to be the...
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Every day I ask the kids very specific questions about their day with the hopes of eliciting a response beyond “fine”. One that I always ask is- “did anyone get in trouble?” It’s my fav...
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A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak at a conference on the topic of “Raising Teens with Down Syndrome”. I spoke a lot about how insanely lucky we are to be raising kids who give us d...
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The 8th Grade Dance can only mean one thing. The season of middle school is coming to a close and my baby girl, my best friend, the one who made me a mom, is soon headed to high school. Per usual, ...
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If Sevy Had Words: “You can have it this time but I’m still number one. Biatch.” Shoutout to their bestie sydney.shelton for driving them to school every morning, having insane patience for ...
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Took the triplets to the rodeo over Spring Break. Just the four of us. It has taken me some time to get used to doing things like this alone with them. And this was a big one. We walked a little ...
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Be aware, y’all.
11 months ago
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ten years ago I posted this video, having no idea how many people it would reach and how many lifelong friends it would bring me. On Monday we celebrated World Down syndrome Day, and I would just...
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I used to do this really ridiculous thing when he first came home and started speaking a little English. “Do you want THIS mom?” (I’d ask as I pat my chest to indicate I meant me) “or a DIF...
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My baby boy turns 8 today. He’s the epitome of “marches to the beat of his own drum”. He’s a mama’s boy through and through. Still calls for me when I’m in another room of the house jus...
on 3/8/2022
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These two. They spend basically every waking hour together. They share a bedroom. They wake up at the same time, they go to school together, they come home together, they go to bed at the same time...
on 2/25/2022
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She’s as strange as I am but she’s far more thoughtful. She is fiercely loyal and would do absolutely anything for the people she loves. When she was born, my ten year old heart began living ou...
on 2/17/2022
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Hey guys. Still here. This kid decided that me finally finding my footing and feeling confident would be an awesome time for some massive behavioral regressions. And holy mother of pearl- it‘s be...
on 2/15/2022
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Today I started to really come back to life. It was a decision. It required conscious effort and a shit ton of perseverance throughout every minute of the day. Coming out of survival mode isn’t...
on 1/31/2022
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Golf cart ride to the lake to catch the sunset. Perfect ending to a perfect day. One that I will never forget. Merry Christmas from my world to yours. ❤️
on 12/25/2021
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This precious moment was immediately preceded by Sevy flippin me the bird upon my request for a smile. Santa suggested peace signs instead. It’s called compromise. 📸: dougdurkeephotography
on 12/21/2021
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EIGHTEEN • her 6th birthday as my daughter. The photo on the left is the reason she’s mine. I wasn’t looking for her. But when I saw that face, I had no doubt she was my daughter. And altho...
on 12/8/2021
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Thanksgiving 2021 • Thankful for so much. These four and new beginnings at the top of my list.
on 11/25/2021
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Woke up thinking about this moment and feel selfish not reminding you all of it. (January 2019) Things Ace is saying to Sevy as she does her makeup: “I’ve never actually glued down eyebrows b...
on 11/15/2021
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IT’S PREMIERE DAY! For a little deeper glimpse into our world, go check out our show on Discovery+ or Magnolia Network. Just search for “hi, I’m sevy” We had such an incredible time film...
on 10/29/2021
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Single mom. Not a title I ever expected to wear, but here I am. Joey and I were together since we were fifteen. We’ve seen each other through absolutely everything. We built an incredible fam...
on 10/28/2021
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I grew up a GT kid. In elementary school, on Wednesdays, we were bussed off to a nearby campus- Bendwood. There we would spend the day inventing things, creating MC Escher inspired tessellations, a...
on 10/26/2021
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“Down syndrome? It just makes her more funnier and more awesomer. Also the best painter in the world. She’s just my best friend and my sister. We are always happy when we are together.” -Radk...
on 10/10/2021
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•The Bulgarians Take Homecoming• These two, man. It’s impossible to experience these things with them and not obsessively think back on where they came from…. where I first met them. It a...
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Today he would be 40. Tomorrow marks 15 years without him. I’m doing all the obsessing over numbers. It’s what I do. It calms me, and it breaks me. I spent 22 years with him. Now 15 without. Th...
on 9/27/2021
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on 9/9/2021
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I couldn’t have dreamt up a more insane back to school week. We are exhausted. Radko’s face is an appropriate depiction of the level of exhaustion. But Friday is quickly approaching and then we...
on 8/19/2021
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Ten years ago today my baby boy was in my arms and I would never have to let him go again. I still can’t believe I get to be the one he calls Mom. Even if these days it’s, “Mom, get the hec...
on 8/13/2021
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It’s basically always a risk taking her anywhere in public. I cannot predict when she will have a meltdown, flip out, rage filled episode. There’s really no rhyme or reason. It had been a while...
on 7/21/2021
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In a recent interview, when asked what makes them happy, without hesitation, Radko responded, “what makes me and Sevy happy is just being together.” Never in my wildest dreams could I have im...
on 7/9/2021
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It wasn’t long ago that I believed she would never be able to get a haircut without a massive struggle. So many things about it are terrifying to her. Just getting her in the chair has always bee...
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