Doctor's Visit

Kellin went to the doctor's today for a check-up.  Basically to make sure he doesn't have any contagious diseases before going to the U.S.  They still have to wait for the tuberculosis test which will come back tomorrow.  The only concerns raised at the doctor were his hearing and nutrition.  The hearing concern is that he did not turn towards a squeaky toy.  But Kathleen knows he hears her when she sings.  And his reaction to sounds is always to be still and listen.  As far as the nutrition goes, we already knew that, and she is doing the best she can to remedy that.  Hopefully the tuberculosis test comes back negative.

He's standing!

The hotel room they are in now is more like an apartment.  It has two bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, a living room and a kitchenette.  It also has a crib for Kellin, which is good because he was getting pretty adventurous in the bed.  The most exciting part is it has a washing machine, but I'm not sure they've figured out how to work it yet.  Actually scratch that, the most exciting part was the washing machine, until they discovered the play room!  The found it on their way back from breakfast.  I'm sure they will be down to use that a fair bit in this last week before coming home!

I probably would have more to share, but there were serious internet issues this evening.  Actually it seems everybody else got to talk to Kathleen (or Mike) but whenever I got in on the line, the connection would go and I didn't get to say a word to her really.  That was really frustrating for me.  The time away isn't so bad with the occasional Skype.  Now it has been over a day since the last quality conversation I have been able to have.  Hopefully it will work better tomorrow.

Things have been going smoothly here at home.  It has been nice to have Grandma here with us for a couple of days.  She has been doing a good job keeping the kids entertained so I can get some rest and some work done.  It was especially nice to get to sleep until 7:30 am today instead of 5:30.