Bloom, Kelle Hampton
Bloom, Kelle Hampton
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Bloom
Finding Beauty in the Unexpected--A Memoir

Author: Kelle Hampton

Narrator: Kelle Hampton

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 07/16/2013

Synopsis

There is us. Our Family. We will hold our precious gift and know that we are lucky . . .From the outside looking in, Kelle Hampton had the perfect life: a beautiful two-year-old daughter, a loving husband, and a thriving photography career. When she learned she was pregnant with their second child, they were ecstatic. But when their new daughter was placed in her arms in the delivery room, Kelle knew instantly that something was wrong. Nella looked different than her sister, Lainey, had at birth. As her friends and family celebrated, a terrified Kelle was certain that Nella had Down syndrome—a fear her pediatrician soon confirmed. Yet gradually Kelle embraced the realization that she had been chosen to experience an extraordinary and special gift.With lyrical prose and gorgeous photography, Bloom takes readers on a wondrous journey through Nella's first year of life—a gripping, hilarious, and intensely poignant trip of transformation in which a mother learns that perfection comes in all different shapes.

About Kelle Hampton

Writer and photographer Kelle Hampton chronicles the simple joys of motherhood and daily life on her popular blog, Enjoying the Small Things. An advocate for individuals with Down syndrome, she has been honored by both the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) and the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC), receiving the NDSC National Media Award in 2010. Kelle lives in Naples, Florida, with her husband, Brett; their two daughters, Lainey and Nella; and her stepsons, Austyn and Brandyn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ciara on February 17, 2013

this one got an extra star for the nice photography & for the author's heartwrenching honesty about meeting her daughter. being a mom, i recognize that it can't have been easy to admit how devastated she was to learn upon birth that her daughter had down syndrome. & indeed most of the people that ar......more

Goodreads review by Marnie on June 16, 2012

Knowing nothing of Kelle Hampton before reading Bloom, I got the sense that she's lead a very happy existence with everything always as close to perfection as it could be. Perfect clothes, perfect hair, perfect parties thrown with a theme with even the minute details falling within said theme, a hug......more

Goodreads review by Jonna on April 18, 2012

I am not the kind of person who would usually pick up this book. I am cynical, crabby, never read blogger books and generally find people who are shiny, happy and throw parties like Kelle Hampton to be . . . not my kind of people. Except. Kelle is my kind of people. If you glance at Kelle's blog, it......more

Goodreads review by Nikki on April 02, 2012

I won this in a Goodreads giveaway and want to start off by saying this is one of the prettiest books ever. When I got it in the mail last night I was petting the pages and enjoying the gorgeous pictures, when I saw a picture of a woman with champagne glasses being toasted in front of her wearing a......more

Goodreads review by Liz on December 15, 2012

There is a lot of good in this book: good attitudes and outlooks, a good support system, a very strong attempt to normalize Down syndrome. There is also about this story that strikes as unrealistic and shallow. Frankly, Kelle has had a tremendously easy experience compared to many of us. In fact as......more

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