Weekly Update

It's been a busy week, so we haven't had much free time to update the blog.  Silas had his appointment with the ENT doctor, and they are recommending both ear tubes and his fistulae repair be done as soon as possible.  Silas has suffered some minor hearing loss due to the fluid build-up in his ears, but the doctor thinks it will be reversible with the ear tubes.  We're hoping to get the surgery done in early July, but the doctors may not be able to coordinate scheduling until August.

This weekend, we had a visit from our dear friends, the Carmodys.  Silas just had a blast being spoiled by "Aunt" Taysha and "Uncle" Aaron.  On Friday, we took Silas out for his first sushi dinner.  Well, the grownups ate sushi, while Silas flung Cheerios (and just about everything else he could get his hands on) at people from his high chair.  He's going through a throwing phase now, which is giving us lots of good exercise.  :)  On Saturday, the boys played in the pool again, while Mom and Aunt Taysha prepared a low country shrimp boil and wild blueberry pie for dinner.  Silas seems to have lost all fear of the pool, but still hates the grass.  He refuses to walk on it in his bare feet.  You can't really blame him.  The grass in Florida is prickly!

Silas recently learned how to climb up onto his easy chair, and is now learning how to use it to climb up onto other things.  His development is really taking off, but we have to watch him like a hawk!  The good news is, we have an extra set of eyes in Josie.  She watches Silas like a hawk, too!  But that might have more to do with the flying Cheerios...