Nathan Update

I've been meaning to write a little Nathan Update for a while now, but life never wants to slow down for me to be able to get it done. So... This may be short depending on who needs me, who is crying, who has lost something that only I can find, who is hungry or thirsty, etc.

Nathan is now 15 months old!

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And that's as far as I got. This time I'm just doing bullet points. Short and sweet. :)

*Nathan is 15 months old

*2 weeks ago he had tubes put in his ears to drain fluid, help with comfort, balance and hopefully improve his hearing a little bit

*the docs were pretty sure he had congenital nerve damage on one side and were planning to give him a hearing aid to amplify the hearing he did have

*can you imagine trying to keep a hearing aid on a baby???

*Anyway, tubes were placed, the audiologist comes out and starts to explain how they chart his hearing, all the while I'm staring at the chart and noticing that is looks normal. I interrupt her and say that it looks normal to me - she exclaims - Yes it is! We were all shocked and excited. She said she kept checking to see if she had the right baby. His hearing is NORMAL. Praise God - we're so thankful for this gift to Nathan!

*He was on extra seizure meds for a week after the surgery to help with the break-through seizures he seems to have when he goes under anesthesia

*His seizures are back to about what they were before the tubes

*He is overall much more alert and interested in his environment! He is getting used to the new and louder sounds and is being startled a little less than last week.

*He continues to be the best sleeping-through-the-night-baby EVER

*He is officially allergic to cow's milk :( He breaks out in a tummy rash.

*He likes broccoli and blueberries, and really everything he's tried except for peas.

*He has one tooth, and it looks like 2 more on the way. This may explain why it's hard to get his fingers out of his mouth. He's constantly chewing on them. The past few days he has taken a pacifier - I'm hoping this will help keep his hands free for other things like reaching for toys, food, etc.

*In therapy he is working on weight bearing through his upper extremities, sitting balance, reaching for toys, and adding different textures to his food (which he does not seem to mind at all).

*He loves to watch his big sister and brother.

*He loves his Daddy.

*He loves his Aunt Jayne. And expects her to feed him!

*He is just about the sweetest little guy around!