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Hearing Aids on the Horizon and Weight Gain!!

We probably take a picture of ourselves by holding the camera at arm's length about once a year so we don't have much practice. It took several attempts to just get one that all of our heads were in so it is what it is. :)
Maddy in a super cute jean skirt from her 3-6 month drawer. She looked so cute in it for church on Sunday!

Today we had the ABR. Hopefully this is the last one because she slept through it very well with the help of the sedation medicine and they were able to complete all the tests they wanted to get done. Things hadn't changed much even with clear ears so it looks like we'll be keeping our appointment on Friday at the Callier Center at UTD. This is where they fit young children for hearing aids. I am not going to say that is 100% sure though because we've got to talk to Dr. Gamble on Thursday first but since nothing has changed this was kind of the plan we were given to go with if there was hearing loss so it is the schedule I'm anticipating.
On the good side of news, Maddy was 11 lbs!!! I just about passed out (okay maybe a little exaggeration :) ) when the nurse told me she was weighing in at 11 lb 6oz. Her diaper was wet and she had a onesie on so the nurse subtracted off 6 oz to be safe on the amount of sedative to give. She has gained a little over a pound since the 15th of October when she weighed 9 lb 14 oz. I am wondering if getting her ears clear and her ear infection cleared up helped out with that, or maybe it just happened it was time for a growth spurt. Anyhow, I was so excited and thankful to hear that. She still hasn't quite doubled her birth weight but she is a heck of a lot closer to doing that now than she was. She needs to gain 12 more ounces to do that. Our endocrinologist appointment is tomorrow. We will see what he has to say. It is just a consultation but I feel a lot better about it now that I know she has gained some good weight in a short amount of time. I thought she might have gained a little because she felt a little heavier and she has started to fit some of her 3-6 month outfits.
So today came with mixed emotions but a lot of thankfulness. I am sad that her ears are not working properly on their own but I'm so thankful that we got a good ABR and that it looks like we will be able to have a fairly painless solution to helping her hear normally and I'm also thankful to find out about the weight gain! Blessing and more blessings.

Comments

Brittany said…
Yay for Maddy! Keep growing, girl! Praying for all of you nightly.
November 3, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Chrissy Cross said…
Maddy is looking too cute with her little jean skirt. I am glad she is gaining weight, yea for her!
November 3, 2009 at 3:10 PM
the libbys said…
how cute is she with her lady bug hair clip! she's adorable! i'm so glad you guys had good news today. still praying for you three!
November 3, 2009 at 8:11 PM
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