The Ups & Down (syndrome) of the Allred Family

Today I picked Jacob up from school and his teacher met me at the sidewalk with three bags in her hands. "These are his Christmas gif...

How can it possibly be a year since my last post?  I know life has been crazy busy around here, but seriously?  I sit here scratching my ...

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...

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

Look at it.  Isn't it pretty?  My heart flutters and a tear forms in the corner of my eye when I gaze upon the fantastical wonderfu...

The last several months have brought about subtle, yet significant changes in Jacob.  I don't know if it's because he's actually...

This week was heart week for Jacob!  It had been 18 months since he'd seen the cardiologist and they wanted to do a checkup to make sure...

Summertime is a bittersweet time around our house. On the first hand, I get to spend more time with my kiddos playing, laughing, having fun...

What a crazy 6 weeks it's been since my last post.  No, I haven't forgotten about DownRightLiving.com  It's just that I've ...

How can it be that it's been 4 MONTHS since my last post?!?! Oh, that's right.  Life has a way of seeming to slip through your ...

It's hard to believe that our 'baby' Jacob turns three TODAY! Turning three means many mile stones for our little boy. Not t...