Thankful for joyful noise

Jared's first word...real word was FAN. Weirdo kid! LOL We were in the dining room on Kingston trying table foods for one of the first times, he was around 8 or 9 months old. He had been watching the ceiling fan, I told him "Fan", "Fan" with great emphasis on the "F" sound. He repeated with no problem. From there, he just exploded with his verbal communication (yet he never called me mom, never said momma...he called me boobah til he was nearly 2). By the time he was 15-16 months you could literally carry on a conversation with him. He is now 8 years old and reads at the 5th grade 8 month level.

Jackson is quite verbal and a little parrot. He repeats EVERYTHING. EV-REEE-THING!LOL And he comprehends his word choices. Jackson is one smart little cookie. He has known all of his shapes (including diamond, oval and octagon) and all of his colors for a very long time now. He can sing his ABC's (however he leaves out I-P most times) but everything else is in perfect order. He is a busy boy and, still, he is a verbal sponge.

Then, there is my Joseph. My middle child, my second blue-eyed blondie with pale white skin. He resembles his older brother, Jared, more than I could have ever imagined. Of course, he has Down syndrome. Down syndrome means delays and Joseph is no exception to this rule. I enjoy the delays, really I do, it is so nice to take it slow with him when the other two boys are rushing ahead in life and accomplishment. Joseph is happy to live life day by day, amazing me in his ease of pace. He recently has been talking much more...and it is sooooooo COOL! He was hollering "Jared" earlier today. Jared is sick and Joseph was telling him night-night. He is now saying "CEREAL"...and it sounds like sur-rul which is awesome pronunciation! He also say, "Bye, Dad" and blew him kisses then said "See you later" when daddy went to bed. I love it!


My boys tend to be talkers, early talkers and very fluent. Yet, with Joseph we have waited, patiently for his JOYFUL NOISE. And he has not disappointed.