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.