Saturday, February 4, 2012

Our New Family

I have to say that I have been really proud of myself lately until about a week ago. Because of my daughter I have been consistently trying to update our blog and use it kind of as a journal of mine. I was doing well until about last week because I got caught up with work and being too tired to do anything. When I got home I didn't want to bother. So for those that are just dying to know how our family is doing with the most recent addition to our family, we are doing fine.

Camille is tired, as am I, but we make it work out. It's hard because all three of us are getting used to everything that's new. Elyse has figured out that this place is a lot colder than inside of mommy.
We recently have been taking Elyse with us on little rides in the car, when Camille and I need to just get out of the house (which seems like everyday). We sometimes even take rides to Walmart and walk around the store. The other day we went for a walk around in our neighborhood with a broken stroller. We went to the park and went offroading with her in the stroller trying not to jostle her, but it was hard. Oh, well, she sleeps like a rock anyway. I swear I don't think that an earthquake could wake up this girl sometimes.

For those that are curious about how her doctor's appointment went with the ENT, Dr. Blotter, he said that Elyse has what's called a Microtia. Basically it's a congenital deformity where the pinna (external ear) is underdeveloped. Because of the Microtia she also has a tiny skin pocket that is blocking her ear canal. He believes that the ear will grow out over time, because all the features of an ear are intact and visible, but the skin pocket won't go away by itself. In the next few months they'll do some testing to see what elements of her inner ear are intact and functional. He said that when she's five they can go in and remove that skin pocket and possible do a little cosmetic surgery on her outer ear.

Next week sometime Elyse is going to the doctor to have one of those hearing tests done. They will stick a sensor behind her ear to check if the nerve itself in her ear is working properly, as well as the cochlea. On Monday Elyse will be going to Dr. Overy's office for her two week checkup.

Today was an eventful day because my family came to visit us. My mom hitched a ride from Hurricane, Utah up with her friend and my little sister Christina. They stayed in Farmington with my older sister Laura and her family in their brand new house. This morning they drove up to Logan and Laura took some awesome photos of us. I've got to say they are pretty good. Despite the strain on Elyse and her eventually getting worn out from all the people and constant passing back and forth, I still think it turned out okay. We were all pretty tired by the end of the visit.
Don't worry there will be more to come soon.