words you don't want to see on the clinic sheet...

You were diagnosed with:
Unspecified hearing loss - primary
Adenoid hypertrophy
eustachian tube dysfunction
chronic otitis media

What a lovely list. Hoping we can clear some of these up for Dallas.  The poor kid just can't catch a break!  Luckily his wheezing tendencies have been so much less this winter.  We have only used the nebulizer a couple of times on Dallas.  
He has had an ear infection in one or both ears for a month and a half now.  We are on our 3rd different 10 day antibiotic run, this doesn't include the week break where he had to get two injections of Augmentin (antibiotic) straight to the thigh! 

We are currently trying to teach him "auto-inflation" (pop your ears).  If we can get his ears to pop and drain naturally we might be able to avoid surgery.  The ENT also could not guarentee that a post surgery Dallas would sleep better.  For now we are trying to get him to pinch his nose and blow/swallow 5-10 times a day and we go for a recheck in April. 

snapshots of March

 Noelle ate the black snow

 my kids don't like bread, even Jimmy Johns bread

 This opened a store in Ames, we tried it and were disapointed, its Dutch Oven donuts for us

 We met some friends for dinner and more importantly dessert!

 He has been tired

 These friends waiting patiently for their ice cream

 They dug a t-rex jaw bone out of the "dirt"

 We have visited "Sue" at the Science Center of Iowa

 She still sleeps like this

 Rob put chains on the snow blower

 Special treat to ease the pain of the "hugest shot ever" put in his thigh

 Popcorn party while watching Wreck it Ralph

 Getting in gear for the Cyclones Big 12 matchup

Crazy Hair night at Awana, Em had spray on glitter on her hair

being sick

The little guy has been sick lately.  His right ear drum keeps rupturing.  We have had several ear infections in the last couple of months, that have never quite cleared.  This earned Dallas a big old shot of Augmentin and a trip to see his old friend Dr. ENT. 
Everyone but Rob has had a cold the past week or so.  Dallas and Noelle have needed some breathing treatments.  I have had a sore throat, and Emily has had the coughs.  I am finally feeling a little better today.  I am glad Rob was spared during this round, he usually gets every virus that enters this house.

Father - Daughter Dance

This has become an annual party at our church.  Emily and Rob love it, and this year Noelle joined the fun.  This year the theme was Hoedown.  I tried to channel Laura Ingles or pioneer girl since only Rob owns cowboy boots.  Emily got braids and Noelle pigtails, I tied with red gingham cloth.  We had made the t-shirts that week for Valentines.  We used a heart doily as a stencil.  I think they had fun.  Rob has actions shots on his phone, so I will try to get those loaded.