Jacob's Journey with Mitochondrial Disease (Kearns-Sayre Syndrome) and Autism

Jacobs birthday was AMAZING!!  He first woke up in a very good mood, which is rare.  But he knew it was his birthday so I was happy to see him happy.  We surprised him saying that daddy AND Tyler were both taking the day off for this special day.  So he was happy about that too.  We let him rest and watch tv/youtube for a while until we had to get ready for the fun.

Around 1130 some of his cousins came over to say happy birthday.  We invited them over, knowing what was going to happen.  But Jacob still had no idea.  He thought they just came to spend some time with him.  A little after noon there was a knock at the door.  Tom got the door and Tyler ran to the door and started yelling and laughing.  Jacob looked at the door and saw Red Bird from the cardinals there!!  He was so excited.  He brought along some friends.  Lots of people from the Cardinals organization and CHEERLEADERS!!  Jacob was so embarrassed haha.  It was really cute.  They stayed for a little over an hour.  They brought cupcakes from sprinkles and lots of awesome gifts.  They even brought gifts for tyler and their cousins.  Jacob got all kinds of cardinals gear.  A jersey, hat, shirt, water bottle, footballs, a bracelet, ear phones, gloves, and more!!  It was so nice of them to do this for our boy.

After they left we went out and did a few fun things and then it was time for more!!  At around 5 some more friends and cousins started showing up for a little birthday party.  We had a balloon artist and then SPIDERMAN!!  Spiderman was AWESOME.  He played with these kids until they all wore out haha.  He was playing hide n go seek, tag, and other fun games with them.  All the kids thought he was the best!!

Jacob had a pretty good birthday, I would say.  The best part was seeing him open up all the cards.  He was so happy.  We are still opening some of them.  We didnt get them all open.  So we are taking our time with it.  It has been such a great experience.  I am overwhelmed by the support we have gotten.  So many people praying for our boy and wishing him well wishes.