Jacob turns 15 today!!

     Jacob is 15 today!  May 10th is a day when so many emotions surface.  There are the wonderful emotions of love and pride when I think about Jacob and the day that he was born.  May 10, 1997 is the day I became a mother to a beautiful baby boy.  There are also very sad and angry feelings that creep out today because on May 10, 1999 we were given Jacob's Fragile X diagnosis.  I went back today to read what I posted about Jacob's birthday last year, The 12 year roller coaster and still riding.  Our family is still very much riding the roller coaster and the emotions I wrote about are still very raw but today is a day to celebrate.

      Jacob is so excited to celebrate his birthday today! He laughed and laughed last night when we put him to bed as we talked about his "special day" in the morning.  I think he even woke up laughing ready to celebrate the day. Okay, so Jacob loves to celebrate anyones birthday but his own is even better! Last week, we asked him what he wanted for his birthday and he said "cake and green chips."  To decipher, green chips would be sour cream and onion chips because they come in a green bag.  I said, "No, I mean what kind of presents do you want?"  Jacob replied, "A hat and a granny cane."  Yes, Jacob loves to pretend he is a granny with a cane.  I do hope that he likes the Super Soaker squirt gun we got him instead. 

           To the doctor who told us 13 years ago that Jacob would never go to high school well, Jacob is finishing up his first year in high school. 

Happy 15th Birthday Jacob!

Coach Jake and the Palmyra Girls Lacrosse Team