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She had to be asleep for the ABR(auditory brainstem response), so she skipped a feeding and I kept her awake all morning (no small feat). When I got there I nursed her and she fell asleep but woke up before the test was over. I was unsuccessful in getting her back to sleep. But there were 2 tests that could be done while she was awake, tympanometry (measures the eardrum response) and otoacoustic emission. We did those and they were both "abnormal" which means she needs to have her middle ears looked at to see if she has fluid or an infection. We'll do that on Tuesday at the family doctor. If he can't see anything she'll need to see an ENT(ear, nose, and throat doctor). We already scheduled that for July 12 (in case we need it). And we'll need to try the ABR again after we get her "ear issues" resolved. It's frustrating b/c we had hoped that this hearing test would rule out a problem and thus not involve more appointments. But instead, this one appt. has multiplied into at least 3 more. As you may have sensed, we're getting tired of appointments again.

We're trying to arrange for 2 friends to come 2 afternoons a week to play with Hayley and Ellen. I guess with the stress of dealing with Eden's health issues I'm turing into crabby mom. So a little breather will be helpful.

Tuesday morning we go for a plastic surgery evaluation and later that day she gets her ears checked.

On the bright side, I won a massage! But that's another appointment...

That's all for now,

Theresa