Grouch-ola for a day

We had a big week for the little guy.  On Wednesday, he had a playdate with Spencer.

Spencer is 6 months older than Kean and has Down Syndrome.

It was fascinating talking with his mother about all they've gone through.... and all the similarities of our lives.

Kim, Spencer's mom, didn't find out they had a Down's baby until after giving birth. 

Sound familiar?

And it was just as initially devastating for them as it was for us.

Of course, knowing what we have now we both wish we could re-wind the clock and erase all that anguish.

Guess it's all just the process of life.

 It was fun to see Spencer doing his "Mowgli" crawl and walk with the aid of furniture. 

I kept hoping Kean would pay attention to his friend's mobility and get some ideas of his own-- but it will come.  And that was what was great about having Spencer and his mom over...

it reconfirmed that it all will come with time.

 I'm hoping the two of them will be friends as they grow up and amaze us.

Yesterday (Thursday), Kean had minor surgery to clear out the gunk in his ears, the mucus in his throat and put tubes in his ears.

We had to be there at 6:45 in the morn.

Kean was the first up and did just fine.

The doc said he had to use a tool to inflate his ear canals so he could get in there.

All D.S. kids have tiny, tiny canals and tubes-- so that wasn't a surprise.

Our boy was grouch-ola all day yesterday-- quite a detour from his normal disposition.

But I'm happy to report he is getting back to his ol' smiling self.