Fun Summer

Wow, we have really dropped the ball with the blog! Well Drew has had a very fun summer. Drew now weighs almost fifteen pounds and he is doing awesome. It is impossible to forget what we experienced when Drew was at the NICU, but it seems like such a long time ago. Everything seems to be fairly normal now with our little guy. We are still a little cautious with him, but for the most part we are just enjoying taking him to all of our favorite places. For the fourth of July we took him to his first Salt Lake Bees baseball game and he really enjoyed the fire works afterwards. We put little baby ear plugs on his ears and he just stared at the fireworks with a curious look on his face. Drew loves boating, golfing, and hiking. We took him to the Champion's Challenge Golf tournament at Thanksgiving Point where Drew got to watch Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorentstam and Deron Williams play golf. The highlight of our summer was swimming with him at Lake Powell. He loves exploring and experiencing new things. We cannot imagine life without him; he has brought us so much joy. Drew's uncle Ryan came home from his mission and Drew was so excited to see him. Drew was also excited to attend his Uncle Tyler and Aunt Rachel's wedding! This summer has been a lot of fun for our family and Drew has made it so joyful. In a couple of weeks Drew will have another eye checkup, so we hope that will go well. Drew had his first little cold last week and he got an ear infection also:( Other than being a little grumpy he handled it pretty well. Drew is working on sitting up and is trying so hard to scoot on his tummy. He lies on his tummy and kicks so hard and then looks around but he hasn't quite learned how to actually move anywhere:) He has had a lot of support from various specialists who work with his development. We are still amazed at his progress and grateful for everyone who has cared for our sweet son. Hopefully this week we will find some time to take him to go see all of his nurses and friends at the NICU!