C-Man is 6 Months

Oh, how I love this little guy. Coleman is like a little piece of heaven in our house. He is always, yes always, sweet, cuddly, and smiley. He has my eyes and his dad's... everything else. He loves his brother, is very curious, and eats anything and everything, including his hearing aids. Coleman weighs 16 lbs and 6 oz (30th percentile) and is 26.3 inches (50th percentile). This month he started eating his toes, squealing, sitting (tripod style, just for a few seconds at a time), and is just starting to scoot around (mostly backwards and in circles).

Coleman is a very special little boy who has had some big obstacles in his 6 months of life, the biggest of which is his hearing loss. Where there are trials, there are blessings, and lots of lessons to learn. I think that the biggest thing that I've learned is that people are inherently kind. Wherever we are, there is always someone I don't know who comes up to talk with me about Coleman. Lots of those people have experience with hearing loss themselves, and ask about his situation and offer tips and tricks that they've come across. There are also many others who go out of their way to talk to me about how cute Coleman is. I can tell that these people don't comment on his hearing loss because maybe they think I would be offended if they did (I wouldn't... I love to talk about my baby :), but I do appreciate their concern). There are many many kind people out there.

We are so glad that Coleman is a part of our family. He adds another whole dimension of happiness to our lives.

Calling All Angels 2

My friend Angie is doing a service project collecting blankets for a hospital in memory of her newborn son who passed away almost two years ago. Please take a minute to watch the video, their faith and love is inspiring. This is such a great cause, please help if you can. If you live near me, let me know if you want to participate and I will pick up and mail your blankets for you.

Jumpin

If you know Cade, you know that he likes to run, jump, and crash things. We went to Kangaroo Zoo in PG, and Cade loved it. Like LOVED it. He burned off so much energy and had so much fun, that we thought we would all be happier if we had some of that in our basement.... probably one of the smartest things I've ever done (but I do have to give Russ the credit for the idea and finding the stellar deal on Ebay). Cade gets 10 minutes of jumping time every time that he does 5 nice things for Coleman. It's hilarious (and oh so refreshing) to watch him give Coleman every toy in his room, his favorite blanket, all of his treats, and plenty of kisses.

The first couple of pictures are from Kangaroo Zoo, the others are in our basement (it's more fun with friends! Come over!)





And one more picture just because this moment was too cute to forget...

1 Month With Hearing Aids!

Coleman is 5 months old now... and I can't believe how much he has changed over the past month. Since he got his hearing aids, he is soooo much more social. He likes to play games, he laughs and squeals, and he "talks" to us all day long. The difference the hearing aids have made is astounding. Coleman is all set up with Early Intervention and PIP/USDB, and we have met some truely amazing people through the whole process. They have even inspired me to go back to school to be a SLP, and my application is in! It's going to be a looooong road, but I am 100% sure that it's where I need to be. I am so excited to be able to give other families like mine the hope and help that all our JCDC friends have given to us.