1. The Boy Stunt: The fissure in his gum is nearly gone, though he does have some bruising on his cheek. He has stopped pulling the pillows off of the couch and stopped jumping off of it of his own accord -- this week, anyway...
2. Ear Tubes: Dash is getting another cold, which almost certainly means another ear infection; that's how he rolls. The ENT doc with whom we consulted -- who, as I've mentioned before, is old as dirt -- suggested that Dash did not need ear tubes since a course of antibiotics cleared up his ear infection. But when I've talked to various pediatricians about this, repeated use of antibiotics for ear infections over the course of a few months is one of the chief reasons to get ear tubes. As well, with many children, sleep and behavior issues -- AND EATING -- improve with ear tubes. Dash has significant issues in all of these areas. If you want to learn more about ear tubes, click here for one of the better sites I've found. Because I've come to believe that Dash needs tubes (and his pediatrician agrees), I made an appointment with an ENT doc at CHOP -- for April 30. At least I'll believe we're in good hands then, even if I'm not too happy about the wait.
3. Eating: This subject is on hold until either the feeding program at CHOP lets us back in, until we consult another nutritionist or, better yet, until Dash gets ear tubes. He has -- finally -- grown out of his 2T pants in time for his 3rd birthday, so that's news, even if his 3T pants fall right off more often than not. I'm looking at the up-side: he'll be able to pull his pants down for potty breaks more easily!
So, that's the news that I'll share for now... we have lots else going on, and posts have been slow because I haven't wanted to write about any of it. Suffice it to say that change is a-comin' -- and not just in the Presidency. But it's all good, and we're having a blast making attempts to plan our life, which never follows a plan no matter how hard we try to draft one. For me, that's the fun of it all, and that's especially what I enjoy about being with the Guv -- we just sort of go where the tide carries us. Even with the stress of kids and guinea pigs and a 3300+ square foot house full of "stuff", it's lots of fun. More on that front soon...
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