I just finished the videos down below, but I forgot to tell you all that next Saturday 4/25 Callie is getting tubes put in her ears. We've really struggled with the decision, but she has just had one ear infection after another and both the pediatrician and the ENT specialist think it's our best bet. She'll be put under for about 5-10 minutes (which is definitely the part that freaks me out the most), and then it's a super fast procedure, during which they put a 1mm tube in each ear. These will help drain the fluid in her ear, and will hopefully decrease the number of ear infections she's been having. It should also help with speech/languarge development (which is part of what really sold us on the procedure). The tubes will stay in for 12-18 mos, but the ENT doctor said they could fall out before that (and that we wouldn't even know).
We have to be at the hospital super early in the morning, but she can't eat or drink anything first, so that will be a major challenge. We're told that after a couple hours in the recovery room, we should be able to come home and that she'll be crabby for that day, but then okay after that. Soooo that's the latest... pretty please think good thoughts for Callie next Saturday.
Here we are, living the good life in Webster... Cameron (woof!) joined us in 2004, we got married in August 2005, and Calista Anderson arrived January 4, 2008. I teach first grade, Ken's a high school counselor, and Callie & Cammie earn their livings by being cute. We are surrounded with the most spectacular friends and family and love our little life.
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It'll be worse on you than on her. She's going to do great! Tubes are beneficial to a lot of kids, especially concerning speech and language. Happy thoughts to you all that day! :)
Just wanted to leave you some encouragement... Boyd had tubes put in when he was 7 months old, it was the best decision we ever made! He was always so sick, he'd get over and ear infection and then get another in a few days. This made him a totally different and very healthy kid! Hang in there, she will be so much better off for getting the tubes!!
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