Guess who’s turning three?!

Guess who’s turning three?

Close your eyes and guess!

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Can it be?

"Yes, its ME!"
“Yes, it’s ME!!

There are a lot of words the doctors used when they told us about Yirmiyahu’s Trisomy 21 diagnosis.

Most of them were sad.  And depressing.  And limiting.

There wasn’t one word that intimated to how our lives would be enriched.  Not one hint that he would be smart, capable and personable.

There was just one thing I remember them saying that was accurate:  “How your child develops depends very much on how much you invest in him.”

Do you know what it means to invest in your child?

Love him as every other child.

Yirmi falling asleep on ds16
Yirmi falling asleep on ds16

Include him as every other child.

Yirmi with ds6, ds7 and ds9
Yirmi with ds6, ds7 and ds9

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Believe in him as  any other child.

Yirmi learning on the computer
Yirmi learning on the computer

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Did we ever guess what joy was going to become a daily part of our life when this little boy was born?

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Even if they had told us we wouldn’t have believed them.

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Sometimes words are just inadequate.

Avivah

12 thoughts on “Guess who’s turning three?!

  1. This has got to be my most favorite post of yours – ever! Beautifully said! Mazal tov to Yirmi and to the whole family. May you continue to have nachas from him and all of your children!

  2. mazel tov!! happy birthday to the birthday boy! yirmiyahu has the most gorgeous smile kn’h! much nachas from all .

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