Thank you all so much for calling, e-mailing, texting and always asking about Jack and his little ears. 

At this point there isn't much new to report. He can definitely hear us just not fully. He's quite responsive and especially loves when we sing to him and play music. Whistling, growling and high pitched "hellloooos!" are also favorite noises - especially when grandpa makes them. The doctors have no way to know exactly at this point, but they do know he can't hear everything and want to ensure that he develops at a normal pace. They recently did an MRI to see if it's something structural and also to have on file as we go forward. As he gets even just a little bit older, they'll be able to help him so much more. 

He's becoming a hearing aid pro these days. It was a challenge to get enough wearing time in at first. He's not supposed to wear them when he's sleeping or in his carseat, when he could get wet or when his head needs to lean against something - it all causes feedback. Which is no good. But since he's awake for longer periods of time now and sitting all by himself, and enjoying fun things like his excer-saucer it's been so much better. 

So, that's a little update. :)

He's doing great! He really is the happiest little guy. He smiles all the time and laughs and sleeps all night and learns new awesome things most days and thinks we're cool. I don't know what we would do without this guy. We're very grateful for our Jack. He brings such an abundance of joy to our life.

Kitten Day!

The other day Bill, Jack and I hopped in the car with Sarah and Caroline to drive up to the Kerwood farm. It was grey and muddy, but we had a serious mission. It's the day Sarah has been waiting for.  She's been trying to convince mom and dad Baxter to let her get a new pet for the last few years. They have have a cat, Kiki who's 10, but a new kitten or puppy has been Sarah's dream. A couple Sundays ago the Kerwoods told Sarah that their Cat had 6 kittens. Since that moment she knew one would be hers. :) This kitten is now her graduation gift and his name is Bruce and she couldn't be happier. We were actually thrilled to drive her up to the farm to pick him out. One, because we haven't had the chance to get up to there and we've been wanting to. And two, because being with Sarah for this wonderful occasion is something we were very happy about. Rain and tremendous amounts of traffic tried to kill the kitty spirit, but it didn't succeed.

The Kerwood's farm was even better then I expected. The big wooden barn, old stone house, chickens, rabbits and kittens. They gave us a mini "hayride" around some of the property. I was so mad at the mud! If it had been dry it would've gone on longer. It was a beautiful day and we were enjoying ourselves. Jack was quite fond of it as well.

It's so fun to watch the Kerwood family doing what they do best. All five of them, Bill, Kristen, Grant, Ana and Maxwell. Watching such a sweet family, do what makes them happy and do it well is something that so few people are able to do. It's very good. Many of you would know Bill from all three of our family weddings! He was the spectacular magician who left you all smiling and speechless. :) We love them! Thank you for the fun and ice cream! We'll be back. 

Here are some pictures of our fun and a video, too!