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We had a great weekend. No one would ever imagine that Samantha had surgery on Thursday! We went to a Barons game on Friday night and the zoo on Saturday. I’ll post zoo pictures soon. We saw Carson (and family) and Sydney (and family) at the zoo! But, check out the pictures from the last month.

We did get some bad news on Friday though. Our day sitter, Paula, turned in her notice. We’re sad. She is taking over her parents real estate business. I know how much she loves working with kids, so I hope it works out for her. Paula, if you’re out there, we will miss you dearly.

Sam’s myringotomy and tubes went very well yesterday. We were at the outpatient surgery facility by 5:30AM and ready to go by 5:45AM. Only then did we find out that the doctor doesn’t get there until 6:30AM. Her surgery was at 6:45AM and we were with her in recovery by 7:15AM. By 9AM she was 99% back to normal. Brian went to work shortly thereafter and she even slept well last night.

For extra credit, here’s a 20 second video of a myringotomy being performed.

Sam is a go for tubes on May 28 early in the morning. We visited Dr. Wittich yesterday and he found that her left ear didn’t look too bad, but her right ear still has fluid in it even after the antibiotics.

I’m pooped. I’ve been working a lot, so that doesn’t leave much time for photography or updating one’s website.

We have enjoyed a few weekends at home after a busy April. Catching up on little things makes me feel better. I’ve been decorating a little bit. I feel like I’m horrible at decorating a house, so I’ve been trying to put my style into the house just a bit. Not a moment too soon, since we’ve been here for nearly 6 years…

Samantha had her 18 months checkup last week. She’s growing well and very average. Everything was right on, except for her speech. She’s not saying as many words as is normal at this age. I’m not worried about it because the girl “talks” constantly and I know words will come in due time. The doctor is not worried about it because her “receptive” language is good. She really does understand exactly what we say. She knows most of her body parts and all sorts of other everyday words. However, her lack of words may be due to the fact that she has yet another ear infection. The doctor said it’s time to go to an ENT and get tubes. Having constant ear infections can make sounds muffled, so she may not be hearing properly, therefore her speech will be affected. I’m not totally convinced that it’s the right course of action, but we at least need to give it a try (going to the ENT that is). They might have other options for us.