Jenni Update

Everything going well in our household. Jenni is feeling much better. She did have a hearing test last week and she has a moderate hearing loss for low tones. The ENT wasn't terribly concerned..yet. He wants to check her again in a couple of weeks and see if it is the same. If it is then he wants to do tubes. She has not had any ear infections so we thought how lucky we are but he said it didn't mean there wasn't fluid behind the ear drum. This Doctor is a well known ear specialist in the Northwest so he knows what he is talking about. All he normally deals with is "challenging" ear issues. He has operated on me before so I am happy we decided to have him see her. We really didn't think she would have anything wrong but a patient from our office who is a audiologist recommended she be checked as many Chinese orphans tend to have hearing issues (according to her). I am really happy she talked me into it. Now it can get dealt with early on. The Doctor was happy to hear of no allergies but had recommended we keep her away from cigarette smoke as it can cause ear issues and can make her reflux worse. I guess they now feel second hand smoke is just as dangerous as smoking yourself. I kind of figured that but didn't realize how strongly the Doctors feel about it when it comes to children. Neither Rich or I have ever smoked so should not be an issue in our household. Jenni is walking but limited. She would rather crawl. She has now learned to say no and has figured out how to communicate a little bit better with us through some sign language. She also shakes her head yes and no. It is too cute! She actually answers things correctly as if she totally understands what we are asking. We have been to the pumpkin patch and she loved that as they had pony rides and she LOVES the horses. I guess we know what daddy will be buying her in the future. I will download some pictures later and put them on the blog.