Isn't she beautiful?!
I'm so thankful to have survived the last couple of weeks of the school year and made it to the point where Maelin and i have ten weeks to spend together :) We are getting back into the groove of being together all day again -- balancing down time at home with short trips out to keep us busy.
The third picture down is our first time putting Maelin in a dress (she's SUCH a tom-boy and so darn active, they seem impractical except for special occations!) so we could go to a wedding reception. One of Jim's second cousins got married, and we attended the reception in Vassar last weekend. Maelin had a great time dancing -- what a hoot!
Our other recent adventure was a mini-surgery to remove any fluid that might be lurking behind her eardrums and causing additional hearing loss. We arrived at McLaren Hospital in Flint at 5:30am (ack!!) on Wednesday morning, and i walked back to the surgery room with her just before 7:00am. I was really worried about the whole thing, especially the anesthesia, but all went well. The doctor found no fluid behind either ear, so we know that her moderate hearing loss is just what we thought -- sensorineural and not affected by any ear infections. She also got her first hearing aids a couple of weeks ago, so we're working on wearing them more and more each day. She hasn't shown any real responses to them yet, but we'll go back to the audiologist in Flint some time next week for a follow-up appointment.
That's all for now. Maelin is sleeping, Jim is gone to a poker tournament, and i'm exhausted. Good night!!
xoxo,
Shonda
3 comments:
Hi Shonda,
Glad you survived the last two weeks of school, I know it was hectic for you to say the least. Maelin is beautiful and looks so precious in the dress! Hope you got plenty of pictures! Haley is a tom boy too but she doesn't mind wearing dresses to church. I'm glad to hear that everything went well with the mini-surgery. Now you know how we all feel everytime they put Austin under the anesthesia for 3-7 hours. Not much fun. Did you have to go to McLaren or did you choose McLaren? Just wondering. Hope to see you both soon.
Hugs
Connie~
Shonda she is beautiful, Like Connie I think little girls are willing to wear dresses on special occasions but most are tomboys. Jason is being transfered back to Flint for his hearing care as his parents don't won't have the cochlear inplant. Praise the Lord they are leaving it up to him when he gets older. He is saying I LOVE YOU MORE plain enough for people to understand even over the phone now. looking forward to play time.
Will she be going to MSD next fall?
Love Jason and Ellen
Shonda, Shonda, Shonda,
She is gorgeous! Get the shotgun ready! No really! Im sooo glad you get to have this time with her. I am off for two week shutdown from work and i forgot how nice it is to be just mom for a while. We got to get together for play time! Get ahold of me and I will bring David and they can play together. SHe is such a lil cutie! Am so happy for you all! Luv yas! Tara and David
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