Gifted Families

We are a small family composed of two; Naomi Sophia Rivera-Martínez and I, Dennise Rivera-Martinez, her mom.  We’re originally from Puerto Rico, but here is my story on how we made Georgia our home. Naomi

James aka Jimbo and LaRita. We have 7 kids at home. Ages 1 to 9.   We have already adopted 2 of them. (Kylie and Jimmy). We are in the process of adopting the other

We are the Vasquez Family, Matthew, Shana, Lila, Hazeleah, and Aimree.  We are a retired military family with 14 moves under our belt and have planted roots finally in Georgia.  Every family has a mantra,

McKinley was prenatally diagnosed with a Congenital Heart Defect. It was not until she was born on February 19, 2018 that we learned the specifics are her defects. McKinley has 5 CHDs: Double Inlet Left

We became the Wilson family in May 2014. Waylon was born in June of 2015. I have always wanted to be a mom. I wanted to know what it felt like to have someone to love

Strong. That’s not a word that most people think of when they describe children. However, for our family, that word became our mantra on August 5th of 2012. My husband Aaron and I were already

Jaxon was born on May 6, 2010, and was diagnosed with Pierre Robin Syndrome, which is a very rare Craniofacial Disorder along with having a cleft palate. Jaxon has endured many surgeries so far in

We welcomed Hunter into the world in 2005.  We were full of joy, hope, and first-time parents worry.  We thought of how he would be as a baby, how he would grow up, and hopefully

Noah had his first febrile seizure when he was 9 months old. His second seizure came a week later. Noah was diagnosed with ventriculomegaly, Dimorphic Hippocampus and a partial duplication on one of his chromosomes.

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability – to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel.

Brandon and I were given our very first child on August 26, 2015, a daughter that we named Paislee. Paislee was found to have contracted a virus in utero that caused abnormal brain development.