tomorrow is a BIG day

Tomorrow morning bright and early we head out to drop Ryan off with his Aunt Patty (thanks Patty!!) so that we can spend the day at Children's Hospital in Seattle. Logan has an appointment with the Craniofacial Clinic, a multi-disciplinary team approach to treating cleft palate and cleft lip patients, as well as children with other craniofacial issues. Of all the places at Children's Hospital, it's the one clinic we've been to before. Hailey was evaluated and deemed perfectly healthy in January 1992...

We'll have a busy morning: visits with the speech/language pathologist, the social worker, the craniofacial pediatrician, the pediatric craniofacial dentist, the pediatric plastic surgeon, the craniofacial nursing care coordinator, and the audiologist. Please pray that things will go well, that Logan will cooperate and give/show the people the things they need to see and hear to help him, and that Ryan will do well with his cousins. Logan's first appointment is at 9am; his last is at 1:30pm. We know the 1:30 appointment will take about an hour, since it's a brain wave hearing test. He'll be sedated for that particular part of the visit. It's one of the areas of big concern since Logan failed his initial hearing tests once we got home. We're hoping for definitive answers and the ability to move forward. Once all the visits are finished, the team will meet to discuss their findings. They'll determine a course of treatment if necessary and either directly provide or oversee all the services Logan needs. We're grateful for such a great team so close to home and are looking forward to hearing what they have to say.

Logan's speech evaluation came back this week, and Miss Laura has recommended weekly speech therapy. So, Tuesday morning bright and early I'll be calling to set up a schedule. After seeing HIS frustration this week, I'm ready to get started!

Thanks for your prayers!