Ears and Fears

Hudson had ear tubes put in almost a month ago. I was SOOO nervous about the surgery. Four ear infections in four months led us to a specialist. And then he didn't have a fifth infection. Would we be jumping the gun? Why should we do the surgery anyway? He's not really developmentally behind. Sure, he isn't walking yet, but Hannah wasn't totally mobile at 13 months either. No, he doesn't say the right sound each time, but he does communicate with us. There was still fluid on his ears, so we decided to go for it in hopes of preventing future developmental delays or hearing problems that we may not be aware of yet. The big morning arrived. Hudson looked so innocent and little in the hospital gown. It was frightening seeing our baby in that little gown. He was so sweet and playful -- no clue what was coming. Wouldn't it be nice if we were all that calm before surgeries? Now, 2 weeks later, he is doing AWESOME! He walks when I force him (but cries every step of the way). And he's talking up a storm. Daddy, Momma, Yay, Hi, Bye, Moo, Woof Woof, Duchess, Duck, etc. His favorite, though, is POOP. Luckily, he only says it in response to us asking if he has pooped. It cracks me up, because it's high pitched and with a full body response. Hannah, on the other hand, gets really upset with it. She informed him that it's not nice to talk about poop. She tried to use the word as many times as she could in her directions to him. My sweet little boy is gonna make it! Tubes and all.