Early Halloween Fun

Children's Hospital

All went well at Children's in Madison on Friday.  Eli was such a trooper!  He was poked and prodded from 11:00 to well after 5:00.  We should find out the surgery date early next week.  He'll have his lip, hernia, tubes in his ears, and circumcision done all at once.  His palate surgery will be 8 weeks later.  

Halloween here we come!!

Thanks to Susanne, we have a great costume for Eli!  

The appointment at the audiologist went very well.  His hearing seems to be slightly below average, but that could very well be due to fluid in his ears or the perforations that he has.  We'll find out more at our appointment on Friday in Madison.  All three kids went to the appointment and Elise was in the backpack in the booth with us the whole time and didn't make a peep.  I think the doctor thought I must have drugged her!  Ella helped her run the test on the other side of the glass window. :)

Doctor visits

We are heading to the ear nose throat specialist today (yes, all three kids!!) to have Eli's hearing tested.  On Friday, we are heading to Madison to meet with the surgeon, speech therapist, and urologist at Children's Hospital.  We originally planned on going to Milwaukee, but after not hearing anything for over a week, and calling every other day, we decided to try Madison.  They were able to fit us in right away and were extremely helpful.  It will also be nice to be closer to family throughout these next few months.  

On a side note, Eli is now pushing Elise around the kitchen while she is eating muffins in her high chair.  Those two are hilarious!!!  Ella has also been such a huge help these past couple of weeks.  She is a great big sister.

Our little monster and big sis helping out.

Arrival Pictures

Kids adjusting

The kids are adjusting really well.  We even took a field trip to the bank and best buy today (our camcorder finally pooped out).  Eli and I (Kim) are still not on schedule yet, but hopefully by Monday we'll be a little closer.  This nasty cold isn't helping matters.  Eli has a doctors appointment on Tuesday and then the consultation at Children's Hospital on Friday. 

We are home!!

We hope to keep updating the blog so you can follow Eli's surgery and his progress.  Thank you to everyone for all of your love and support!