21 things about Jaemen...

In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness month I'm going to tell you 21 things about Jaemen...(Down Syndrome the triplication of the 21st chromosome...thus 21 things about Jaemen :)

1. He loves to jump around and off anything
2. He loves to wrestle with his big brother Jayvier
3. He loves to help me make his PB&J's
4. He aspirates on any thin liquids so all his liquids are thickened to yogurt like consistency...
5 He weighed 4lbs 6oz and was 16 inches long when he was born.
6. Jaemen was born at 35.5 weeks and went home with us the next day no oxygen! :)
7. He has the most amazing curly hair, but hates it being brushed...
8. He loves eating yogurt for any meal
9. Jaemen loves to watch signing times about 500 times a day
10. He can say a sentence now...."Hat on!" I'm so proud of him...
11. He still sleeps in a crib, that has a tent netting around it so that he can't escape...:)
12. His name means Right hand of God and his middle name means Life...
13. He throws anything and everything!
14. He goes to pre-school two days a week for 3 hours...
15. He's in soccer buddies with his bff Cadence
16. Jaemen loves to dance whenever Hailey is in her dance class, and often breaks into her class so he can show them how to really dance...lol
17. His favorite food is cookies...
18. He can almost ride his bike all by himself
19. He knows 5 colors and 2 shapes
20. Jaemen loves to smile, and when he does he lights up the room!
21. He loves to read books, and gets really mad if we don't read to him before bed!

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