The Ups & Down (syndrome) of the Allred Family

Oh my goodness!  My child is growing.  Whomever said my child was going to be small because he has Down syndrome had no idea what they ...

I've had difficulty the last several months with a new development.  Kicking, biting and spitting.  This has been so much of a struggl...

So I went through a phase several months back when I was doing a lot of product testing.  Companies would send me their products, I test the...

For anyone who has followed me, or my journey with Jacob, you know that speech has been one of our biggest struggles. Getting ready to g...

At Jacob's last  check up with the pediatrician, she put in a request that he get a sleep study done because children with Down syndrome...

I've been updating many of my blogs over the last several weeks, and it's given me an opportunity to walk down memory lane.  Some of...

This is my monthly post on Jacob's speech progression using Gemiini. Admittedly, we haven't been using Gemiini as often as I'd...

Tuesday at 4:00 pm. (after nearly 6 hours of waiting) I was at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington entrusting the life of m...

Yesterday my post was filled with negativity.  I am not a negative person.  I don't want negativity to eat up any more of my life than i...

NOTE TO READERS :  This experience happened about 3 weeks ago.  I was so worked up over the incident, I decided to table this entry until I ...

What a crazy busy week it's been! Jake had is fourth birthday on Saturday (Wahoo!) and it was surprisingly low-key.  What I love about...

Once again, Jacob has defied my expectations :) Yesterday, I was going about my business and he came up to me, grunted, and pointed to ...