January 3, 2008 Adding the ENT, General Surgeon and Kids Who Count

Tara - Jan 3, 2008 -- about 3 months

We took Nathan to see the ENT (Ears, Nose, Throat) yesterday. He is going to join the surgery team and take a look down Nathan's throat to see if there are any problems with his larynx and vocal cords. He will make sure that everything looks right before the anesthesiologist takes over.

While we were there we decided to make the appointment with the Urologist and General Surgeon. When we dropped by the General Surgeons office to make an appointment, they asked if we wanted to stay and see the doctor. Now he is on board to do the operation on Nathan's umbilical hernia. We won't know when the surgery will take place until Feb 5 when we meet with the Urologist.

Today, I met with the Kids Who Count representative. She is setting Nathan up to see the nurse and the occupational therapist. Mary, the occupational therapist, will work with him on both gross and fine motor skills until he is a little older. At that point, he will get a physical therapist too. : )

Yesterday, Ben took Nathan to the hospital so that they could take his blood for the high resolution chromosome test. Last time we were in they said that it would take about a month to get the results. Happily, my doc called and told me that it should only take 2 weeks. : )

Nathan is now following us with his eyes. Hurray!
First sounds – he sounds like breathy sigh squeaks. He doesn’t say vowel sounds but when he is crying really hard he makes a sound that sounds like “Mom”. He doesn’t mean it but I enjoy it!