Kaylee's hearing aid

Yesterday Kaylee got her hearing aid. Jamie took her for the fitting appointment and said once it was in she commented, "there are people talking out there," of people outside in the hallway-apparently she couldn't make that out before. She wore it to gymnastics class last night & today (until she left for a swimming/sleepover party) and said she does hear better with it in, but it hurts her ear. She also said there were times she forgot it was in, so I think she just needs time to get used to wearing it. These are the pictures she wanted me to take and post on Facebook!

Another night, another peek

This kid. We go through the whole bedtime routine & just as I'm trying to put her in bed she frantically points to the curtains saying, "peek! Peek!" So not only hiding in the curtains, but me taking pictures and her running over to laugh at herself in each one has also become part of the routine it seems. *note to self: start bedtime earlier*

More peek!

Ella's thing before bed now is to hide & peek out from behind her curtains. Tonight I was taking pictures & she'd run over after each hide & peek to see the picture of herself, laugh at it then run back & repeat the cycle.

Peekaboo!

Ella loves to play peekaboo in her curtains. (Also, this is her favorite necklace that I mentioned before.)

Curls!

Ella is currently working on a curly mullet. I do recall Kaylee's curls starting out much the same way, so Ella could have some ringlets in a year or two like her big sister!

Ella - Dobby update

Since my post a couple weeks ago, Ella has been calling her blankies Dobby and Lambie instead of both being Dobby.  She also has been wanting to tote them around more and more.  Poor Dobby gets chewed on some and is already starting to fray in a couple corners -- and of course I don't know what brand the blanket is or where to get another, so she'll just have to deal with a ripped up Dobby!

Kaylee - ear update

Kaylee's CT scan was this past Tuesday and this morning we met with the ENT again to review and discuss the results.  In a nutshell, her CT scan was to show if Kaylee's conductive hearing loss is from an extra flap of skin in her ear or due to a bone not working/moving correctly.  There's no skin flap and it was determined that it has to be the bone.  The ENT can do surgery on it or Kaylee can get a hearing aid.  There is no advantage or disadvantage to having the surgery now v. later - it would likely be a one time surgery where they'd go in and repair or replace the (teeny tiny) bone and it would correct her hearing forever.  There is also a very small chance that the surgery would work, but the repair/replacement would not work forever and they'd have to redo the surgery.  There is also a 1% chance that she'd completely lose hearing in that ear forever.  1 little percent, but 1 percent.  For now we decided to go the hearing aid route (she actually seems to really want one) and will let her decide when/if she wants to have the surgery.  Thank you for your continued prayers for Kaylee and for all of us.  :)