over the weekend, we attended a Padres game. we do that once a year. The Moore's (of the Tanner and Alana variety) joined us. the gals and their littles all sported padres gear. it was a lovely way to spend a summer evening.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
the ol' ball game
over the weekend, we attended a Padres game. we do that once a year. The Moore's (of the Tanner and Alana variety) joined us. the gals and their littles all sported padres gear. it was a lovely way to spend a summer evening.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
our little guy
ten weeks ago our sweet boy graced us with his charm. ten weeks ago i fell in love all over again with another perfect little being. ten weeks ago we found out our precious baby boy might be deaf.
when i first laid eyes on Hudson Gregory my heart melted. cute as a button, ten fingers ten toes...everything was just right. You can imagine our heartbreak when the results came back from his newborn hearing screening as a fail. the nurses were optimistic. they told us it was so early, and he may still have fluid in his ears so another basic test was scheduled for when he was ten days old. he failed again. a more extensive test had to be done to determine for sure if he did indeed have some form of hearing loss, and that's when it was confirmed that our little guy's ears had some issues. initially i was quite distraught to say the least. not because of the potential struggles we were bound to face in our near future, but because this was going to be one of Hudson's greatest trials in life. this was the card he was dealt and i didn't think it was fair. i felt so sad for him, but i snapped out of it real quick. this isn't life threatening. this isn't something that will drastically change the way we live our everyday lives. we can handle this. he was blessed with positive, loving and supportive family and friends. together we will get him through it all. its not yet known as to how intense his hearing loss is. after a couple of attempts, we still don't have clear results due to his lack of napping skills during the tests. best case scenario, he wont need any kind of amplification though he will have a hard time understanding what people are saying in crowded noisy situations. worst case scenario, either his cochlea or his nerve didn't form fully and not even cochlear implants will benefit him resulting in us learning sign language as primary communication with him. Judging by what he reacts to daily his exceptionally loud sister startles him on a regular basis, among other things we feel that he wont end up in the worst case category. we have a lot of testing ahead of us. since we are still unsure, they are going to treat our case as if he needs amplification and start him with hearing aids to see if we notice a difference in him at all. once they can start testing him in a booth, which starts around six months of age, we will get a much better idea of what level hearing loss he has. when he is about a year old, if the hearing aids don't do the trick they plan to do an MRI to take a look at the cochlea and nerve to determine if he's a candidate for cochlear implants. we are so very grateful for technology and the things they can do for hearing loss today. its amazing to me that in some cases they can completely restore one of our five senses. I don't feel sad for him anymore. he was given this challenge because with our encouragement and support he will be able to handle it like a champ. this just makes him extra sweet and i don't plan on treating him any differently because of it. we have a lot of love in our little family, and i've said it before...all you need is love.
when i first laid eyes on Hudson Gregory my heart melted. cute as a button, ten fingers ten toes...everything was just right. You can imagine our heartbreak when the results came back from his newborn hearing screening as a fail. the nurses were optimistic. they told us it was so early, and he may still have fluid in his ears so another basic test was scheduled for when he was ten days old. he failed again. a more extensive test had to be done to determine for sure if he did indeed have some form of hearing loss, and that's when it was confirmed that our little guy's ears had some issues. initially i was quite distraught to say the least. not because of the potential struggles we were bound to face in our near future, but because this was going to be one of Hudson's greatest trials in life. this was the card he was dealt and i didn't think it was fair. i felt so sad for him, but i snapped out of it real quick. this isn't life threatening. this isn't something that will drastically change the way we live our everyday lives. we can handle this. he was blessed with positive, loving and supportive family and friends. together we will get him through it all. its not yet known as to how intense his hearing loss is. after a couple of attempts, we still don't have clear results due to his lack of napping skills during the tests. best case scenario, he wont need any kind of amplification though he will have a hard time understanding what people are saying in crowded noisy situations. worst case scenario, either his cochlea or his nerve didn't form fully and not even cochlear implants will benefit him resulting in us learning sign language as primary communication with him. Judging by what he reacts to daily his exceptionally loud sister startles him on a regular basis, among other things we feel that he wont end up in the worst case category. we have a lot of testing ahead of us. since we are still unsure, they are going to treat our case as if he needs amplification and start him with hearing aids to see if we notice a difference in him at all. once they can start testing him in a booth, which starts around six months of age, we will get a much better idea of what level hearing loss he has. when he is about a year old, if the hearing aids don't do the trick they plan to do an MRI to take a look at the cochlea and nerve to determine if he's a candidate for cochlear implants. we are so very grateful for technology and the things they can do for hearing loss today. its amazing to me that in some cases they can completely restore one of our five senses. I don't feel sad for him anymore. he was given this challenge because with our encouragement and support he will be able to handle it like a champ. this just makes him extra sweet and i don't plan on treating him any differently because of it. we have a lot of love in our little family, and i've said it before...all you need is love.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
summer skin
This time of year is certainly one of my very favorites. Our skin is sun-kissed, our feet are bare and we are carefree. summertime is upon us and that makes me happy. almost as happy as december festivities if you can imagine that. The pool is quickly becoming our activity of choice and ice cold otter pops have been our favorite treat. Us gal's wrists are lined with bright colored thread and countless beach trips will be in our near future. we also look forward to sidewalk chalk, bubbles, 4th of july, movies in the grass, picnics, BBQs, and all things summer. Here's to another great summer ahead. cheers.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
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