success, sort of

Well, Logan's surgery went well. We had hoped that inserting ear tubes would clear lots of fluid, but that didn't happen. The ENT sounded a bit discouraged by the small amount and by the fact that his right eardrum is quite scarred, probably from past ruptures from untreated ear infections. She wants to see him in about 8 weeks for a follow up: a visit to the audiologist, then a visit with her. If there's little to no improvement in his hearing, we'll schedule the CT scan and hopefully proceed with hearing aids.

Logan was a trooper yesterday. It was terrifying to him and he was amazing. His resilience and his trust of us was an awesome thing to see. He was able to tell us that he was afraid and to tell us where it hurt. He asked good questions and was so brave when they put the root-beer scented "sleepy air" in his mask. And, his anesthesia mask has become a new prized possession. He struggled a bit after the surgery but recovered relatively quickly. Once he knew we would leave after he finished his juice, boy did he start gulping! Unfortunately, there was a price for that: he threw up twice in his car seat on the way home. No harm done, just more work for mom. :)

Basketball last night, and Logan had a blast! We were a bit concerned that the noise from the game and the gym would be a problem but apparently we haven't had that kind of increase in his hearing. He had no issues at all...which is good and bad. So, we'll do the drops in his ears, do our time for the next 8 weeks, and see what happens. Such is life.