These Boys Are Stressing Me Out!

So, on Monday I took Houston and Elli to the doctor.  The whole reason was to get them established with the new pediatrician so that if anything comes up (cold, rash, etc) they will not be a "new" patient and will get seen sooner.  Well, they found Houston has a heart murmur.  First I have ever heard of it.  But, anyone who knows my family medical history will know I am more than a little worried right now even though I know that 2/3 are innocent and nothing to be concerned over.

So, now on July 2, Houston has an echo-cardiogram and Rex meets with the Ornithologist.  That is sure to be a busy day, but hopefully we will get some definitive answers about both boys.

A Roller Coaster Week

On Sunday we saw the damage a tornado could do on the town just 25 miles away.  A place we travel to frequently.  That of course was followed on Monday with an EF5 ripping through Moore.  Fortunately, those we know were not injured and their homes not completely destroyed.  Sadly, that was not the case for far too many of our Oklahoma neighbors.

Wednesday,  Rex had his 2 month check up.  He has grown to a huge 22.8" and 13lb 3oz!  What a little chunker.  And, he went to the audiologist today.  He is still showing a flat line on the left ear when they do the tympometry.  But, when they did the Click test it came back as "gross normal hearing" in both ears.  So, we are no on to the ORL in July to see if we can figure out what is going on on that left side.  But, the upside is we know he hears some!

Then, as we got home, we discovered that the student who was involved in the accident last week, passed away last night.  Our hearts break for his family.

Like I said, it's been a real emotional week here.  Hopefully, next week brings more peace as we all could use the respite.

Exhausted from Relaxing

We had a great weekend in Tulsa.  We visited with my mom and her husband.  We swam and swam.  It was a lot of fun but we are totally worn out today.   I am still glad to be home again.  Samantha is completely done with school for the year and Jenny is done with math.  I think Nicci can be done with all of K by the end of May (she finished PK months ago).  Ready to wrap up the year and start vacation every day!

Finally Admitted I'm a Twit

Okay, I couldn't resist the title.  I have actually finally joined Twitter.  I know shocking that it took so long.  

On another note, I am still trying to wait patiently for Monday to get here.  No matter what the news, some answers from the Audiologist on Rex are better than not knowing for sure.

Still Trying To Wrap My Mind Around It

I haven't updated sooner because I have still been trung to come to terms with Rex's latest dr experience.  We took him in for the more intensive hearing test on 4/12.  This one was done by an audiologist and lasted 45 minutes.  It also included a tympanometry test.  While I was fulling expecting him to pass with flying colors, instead he failed the test in both ears. 

I'll tell you the truth, I started to cry.  Anyway.  He has yet another even longer and more intensive hearing test on 4/29.  We should "know" more after that test.  But honestly, I think I already know what the results will be.  I still can't bring myself to say "those words" but, Rex does not react to loud or unusual sounds around him.  No matter how much you talk to him, it does not seem to calm or comfort him at all.  He loves to be held and cuddled though.

I am still praying for different results.  I know that Rex can still have a totally full and normal life, and I know there is still a chance that we will get results different than expected.  I'll update more when we "know" more.  For now, we just watch and wait.