The surgery was a success!!!

As most know, Naomi had tympanostomy tube placement in both ears... yes, she had tubes put in her ears to help with drainage. The purpose of the tubes is to allow air to be present in the middle ear space. She had a couple ear infections since December. The infections cleared up with antibiotics but she was still holding fluid in her ears. Usually, this is something infants can grow out of, and the tubes just help with the draining. So for most of her infant life, she was hearing sounds unclearly. The feeling is explained as if your ears need to pop... somewhat annoying and uncomfortable. The specialists only concern was that she was holding fluid for a few months now. And without being able to hear clearly, this could impede on her speech. So the obvious route was to have the surgery.

She was an amazing patient. She didn't even cry when the anesthesiologist took her back or when the nurse returned her to me. I've been blessed with pretty mellow, easy-going children. She was back to normal right away. We've just had to monitor her balance as the anesthesia was wearing off, but for the most part, you wouldn't have been able to notice she had the surgery!

She's on the move!!!

Gone are the days where we were able to plop Naomi on a blanket in hopes she would just sit and entertain herself. Yes, she's officially crawling... and hopping. In an effort to go faster, she has also taught herself to hop on all fours in order to get to where she's going.

She doesn't move very fast, but nevertheless she's moving. Sometimes we catch her moving in circles... which is pretty hilarious to watch!

So look out folks... before we know it she'll be running around and yelling at us.

The 3.5 foot 2-planker

As mentioned in the previous blogs, Jonah has been fortunate enough to get free skiing lessons courtesy of Snowbird Mountain School. I knew he was talented and athletic (come on, look who his parents are... hehe), but I had no idea how he was progressing...

Since I haven't seen how he truly was doing on the 'big' hill, I decided we would spend the afternoon together on skis. So much for that...

Jonah is a mad man! I knew I was already a spazz on skis, but he truly makes me look like a slow spazz on skis. And he'll jump off of anything!

Ethan was able to join us for a couple of runs and that made me look even worse! Here I am, following an amazing snowboarder and a 5 year old that makes me look silly. On a specific run, I wanted to get pictures of Jonah going off some jumps so the plan was for me to ski down first and assume the position. As we were making it down the hill, Ethan & Jonah were already getting ready... He asked Papa, "Papa, where's Mommy? She's such a slowpoke!"

Naomi's 6 Month Checkup

Poor girl...

Naomi has had a couple of ear infections in the past few months. Luckily, the infection seems to have cleared. However, she is still holding some fluid in her ears. With the pediatrician's recommendation, we are making an appointment with an Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist to put tubes in her ears. Yes, I am very sad about this. I don't know what the process is, although I do know it is common. Regardless, as a parent, I'm sure it isn't any fun. Her consultation is scheduled next week...

On a lighter note, she's progressing just fine. She is nearly 17 pounds! At the moment, she is crawling backwards! She gets easily frustrated when something is just barely out of reach and instead of moving forward to get it, her arms are stronger and proceeds to move in a backwards direction. She has, however, learned that she can lunge forward and then sit up in a new position... taking her closer to the desired object... rather than backwards... it's a funny sight to see!

Jonah can read!!!

Jonah's preschool Reading class is paying off...

As of last week, Jonah is able to read small words. He has been sent home with a couple of mini books and is reading to anyone that will listen. We are so proud of him!!!