Sveta loves Lizzie. So do I. I never thought she would be such a good pet. Sveta will spend an hour with her just like in this picture.
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Today Dennis had a check-up with the ENT at Children's Hospital. She said his ears looked much better than last time and then sent us over for his hearing test. After much squirming around she said that Dennis was done-- so we went back up to the ENT. Sure enough his hearing was within normal limits and the doctor said--- See you in six months! How awesome is that?
On a side note, I was corrected by the audiologist who said that hearing loss is not measured in percentages---- but rather in degrees when I told her I was impressed how his 30% hearing loss had improved. Curious as to why I would think that, she looked at his last test which measured at 30 decibels just outside of the normal 25 range. Bless her heart-- she tried to explain it to me-- but all I heard was my baby's hearing is considered normal! Praise the Lord that Dennis has one less thing to deal with. The ear tubes are doing their job!
Now if I could just figure out why sometimes he doesn't hear me. {scratching head}
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Tomorrow we have court for Alex's readoption!
8 inspiring thoughts:
selective hearing mom! he tunes you out! I occasionally refresh my kids hearing by whispering really low when their back is turned do you want ice cream? they NEVER fail to respond. never.
the whole hearing thing is confusing... marco (a dear boy i used to foster who is now my brother - adopted by my parents) had hearing aids (never wears them). i remember all our visits and being so confused about how bad his hearing actually was. - i am so glad dennis is hearing in the "normal" range. -
hope the "readoption" goes well with alex.
keep up the amazing work. you are a wonderful mom! i don't know how you do it... well, obviously by God's grace!
blessings, Janelle
That is wonderful news about Dennis!!
BTW we have two lizards (blue tongued skinks) and just be careful with the two little boys because they can get salmonella from her. I just make mine wash their hands good after handling!
I don't know much about lizards or hearing loss, but I really enjoyed the picture and reading the great news about Dennis. That's a true miracle! And I'm with you-- when I get good news like that, I don't care about the nitty gritty details... I'm just joyous!
~Elizabeth
Confessions From A Working Mom
Hey Christine! It's been almost a year since we adopted Eli (went by way too fast!) We're thinking about our next adoption and I have a few questions for you regarding adopting a child out of birth order. Will you email me at ttunatalie @ yahoo . com?
Isaac has always had trouble with his eyes
after adopting at age four we did the glasses
thin, the vision therapy thing and finally three
years later he had eye surgery. They did a
great job. He still wears glasses, but his depth
perception is good and he seesa lot better
I say all that because it has been nearly three
years and Isaac still has to be helped find
things, find his way around and a lot of other
things.
I think it is because he spent the first 6+ years
of his life using all his other senses, and has
learned to rely on them and not his sight.
We try and help him work through this. I hope
he can learn to use his sight.
Maybe this is what is going on with Dennis?
Just my two cents
xo sue
Dennis is just like my kids. They're not hard of hearing. They're hard of listening!
Lizards are fascinating to watch. Glad that Sveta has a critter to love, she has such a soft touch with animals.
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