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...

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...

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...

This week was the annual IEP meeting where I sat down with all of Jakes therapists to discuss his progression over the past year and their...

 *All names, locations and information was made up to protect the innocent* Once upon a time there was this little boy named Jacob....