Aspen's Ear Surgery Update

It has now been 2 weeks since Aspen had her ear surgery. Yesterday she had her follow up visit with the ENT Specialist/surgeon. Justin picked up Aspen and then they picked up Everly and headed to the appointment. The doctor said her infection has cleared up and everything looks good. In these past two weeks she has clearly started hearing better. She is making more sounds and trying to say new words. She will now pretty much try to say anything we ask her to. She always says "kitty" when she sees Oscar and sometimes says "meow" too. She yells mama and papa all the time and loves to make noises when she plays with her cars. Before the surgery, we knew Aspen was more quiet then her sister but now after having it, we know she was not hearing well. Hopefully we caught it soon enough and her speech continues to develop. While surgery is never an easy decision, especially for kids, I am so glad we made the decision to have tubes put in her ears.

 

 

we love our squishy Aspen!

Aspen's Surgery Update

So since Aspen was about 7 month old she has basically been on and off antibiotics for ear infections. It seriously felt like she constantly had one and most of the time the antibiotics did not clear it up. She has always been a good baby and been a good eater and sleeper so we honestly don't even know how many more she had that we didn't know about it. We of course tried not to compare her to Everly at the same age, but it was obvious that she was much quieter than her sister and even her younger cousin and it was likely because everything she was hearing was muffled and she was often in discomfort. At her 15 month checkup she had yet another ear infection so we finally got a referral to an ear nose and throat specialist. They determined that she did qualify for tubes in both ears and they would call us to schedule the surgery. After not getting a call for two weeks I finally called them and got her in for surgery. We had to be at the surgery center yesterday morning at 6 AM. Aspen was in a good mood despite the fact that we couldn't give her anything to eat or drink. She was being silly and cute and then when it was time to take her back, Justin went and I stayed with Everly in the lobby. Justin said it was not fun and I am not surprised because the last few appointments where they had to look in Aspen's ear's were not fun. She pretty much hates anyone in scrubs now. The whole procedure only took a few minutes and when the doctor came out to tell us it was done he said her ears were really pussy and infected. So gross and sad but I am glad she will finally have relief. I went back to get her and she was doing her super worked up scream/cry. I got her dressed and we ended up getting back home before 8 AM. Aspen at breakfast and Justin ended up going to work since we got done so fast. We are still putting ear drops in to clean out the excess drainage but she is doing fine. She was back at day care today and I called and they said she was fine. Hopefully we start to notice her talking more and more but honestly I am mostly just excited to not be constantly at the pediatricians office and constantly giving her antibiotics. Thanks to everyone who checked in on Aspen yesterday. We appreciate it! 

in her comfy sweats pre-surgery

not happy to be there

reunited with her papa

snacking on a cinnamon roll at the mall just hours after surgery.

15 Month Update

Yesterday I took Aspen in for her 15 month checkup. She is doing great growing and is 19lbs 7oz. and jumped up to the 25th percentile for weight! She is the sweetest little peanut. She has started saying more words and signing more. She says Evie now which is adorable and she is really starting to try to say any word we ask her to. She says uh-oh a lot and papa. She also makes a cow noise and a car noise. She loves playing with cars. She is basically running everywhere and can now get herself down off the couch. She loves to eat, especially meats and cheeses. She also loves ice cream (shocker)! She still takes 2 naps for the most part and sleeps great. Recently her sister has been trying to teach her how to jump and it is so funny to watch her try.

In other news, unfortunately during Aspen's checkup they discovered yet another ear infection. She has had like 7 in the past 8 months. They don't always upset her or cause fevers but we feel like we are constantly in and out of the pediatrician and pharmacy. Everly rarely got sick so this was new for us. I was able to get in with an ear, nose, and throat specialist yesterday and they determined that Aspen does qualify for tubes so we are waiting to hear back from them to schedule her surgery. It is definitely not ideal to have to do surgery on a 15-month old but we are ready to be done with all of the ear infections. It was nice to spend the day with my littlest squishy but I hope this gives her relief!

 

 

  

Target shenanigans while we picked up our prescription.