Technology

This is my adorable baby boy. Just by looking at this first picture you would never think that anything was different about him. He's just the sweetest looking baby boy with gorgeous blue eyes. He is, however, wearing hearing aids. They are quite small, and blend in really well with his skin and light hair, so they are hard to see in pictures.

As most of you know, he has a moderate hearing loss. No, he is not deaf. With his hearing aids he should be able to hear everything around him just fine. He should develop normal speech and be like any other child his age.

We are very grateful for the newborn hearing screening that was done in the hospital. Without it we would have no idea that there were any issues. We are also thankful for the technology being advanced enough to fit a tiny baby with aids that will let him hear his world.

We can't predict life's challenges, all we can do is live with what we've been dealt. There is comfort in knowing that God will not test us above that which we can handle. (1 Corinth 10:13)

“All these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.” (D&C 122:7.)

We are so glad to have this new baby in our home. He is very sweet, and his sisters adore him!

Destructo

The other day we were out and about as a family, and we decided it would be fun to buy the "How to Train your Dragon" DVD that just came out. We had all gone to see it in the theater, and had really loved it.

So yesterday was the day that we had told the kids that we would watch it. Everyone was super excited and ran downstairs to get it set up. Apparently, Grace was extra excited because before I could stop her, she had opened the case and managed to rip the dvd out with a loud crack! I just sat there. I was shocked at her speed, angry with her disobedience, and amazed that the disc was literally broken in two. So much for fun family movie night. The kids ultimately settled on a different movie, but it was kinda a downer. With Grace's birthday next week...I now have a great idea for a present. :)

Pumpkins and Sun!

Saturday turned out to be a gorgeous day, so we seized the moment and took the kids to the pumpkin patch. We had a great time! The girls loved riding the train out to the pumpkins, although Grace didn't understand why we couldn't just keep going. She could have ridden for a long time. This year they had a bunch of nice pumpkins that were already pulled out of the patch, so choosing one wasn't too difficult (or time consuming). After choosing our pumpkins and playing in the hay maze, we rode the boat back to the barn. The girls loved the pop up monsters that were in the lake. After checking out the animals, they rode "the caterpillar". Overall, it was a really fun adventure!