Sunday, October 11

Just a quick update - Gracie did really well with the ear tube procedure and cyst removal.  She was pretty upset coming out of the anesthesia for about an hour but after that was just irritable & tired for the rest of the day.  Our middle son, Ben, went along on the journey to Boise & was a very big help despite not getting a lot of appreciation from Gracie!  Her ears were in very bad shape as far as infection and fluid.  She had been on an antibiotic for a week and still both ears were infected.  She seems to feel better and is surely hearing much more clearly.  The dr figured the sound she could hear was probably similar to what can be heard under water.  This should help a lot in developing speech.  I will never stop being amazed at how strong she is and her high pain tolerance.  She actually cried tonight when she slipped on something and hurt her toe.  I think that is the first time she has really cried with us , other than a whimper or two, when she got hurt by falling or the umpteen ways toddlers hurt themselves.  It also explains why she hates her ears being messed with.  We have to put drops in each ear for a week and already I can tell the difference in her ear sensitivity so I know they don't hurt like they did.  Well, my sister & her husband are here for a couple days & we had such a fun time tonight with them.  No pics tonight. Time to get some sleep!