Ear Tubes... The Good and The Bad

The Bad:
Well, we have some ear tube drama. Jennifer continued to run a low grade temp for the remainder of the week after surgery. Friday night it spiked to 102.8, and it took me forever to get it down. The doctor called in another 10 day antibiotic in on Saturday. Infection, infection, infection... Sunday afternoon late, her right ear began bleeding again and then blood started coming out the right nostril. Not large amounts but enough to raise concern. Needless to say she was back at the ENT today. Her right tube is clogged with blood so the blood and stuff has nowhere to go but through the nose. We are to continue with the drops for a week and back for another visit.

Brent found out about the ear wall thickening. It is caused from having the ear infection for so long. This causes her ear canal to be even smaller than normal. If the tubes give proper ventilation in the ear then it can thin back out.

The Good:
Jennifer can hear more. She notices alot of different sounds. It is cute to see her go back and forth to hear her brother, daddy and me. Her balance is better. She was only army crawling, and now just since the surgery, she is up on all fours doing the rocking back and forth, pulling up and rocking to music. She is a lot more confident now that she can hear clearer. Hearing everything muffled for so long must have been frustrating for her.

This picture was taken pre-ear tubes. She would lean forward alot to keep her balance. Now we can't keep her still.

SWEETIE!!!!