Surgery Date!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! On this holiday, we have so much for which to be thankful. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in the all the feelings that go along with having a child with special needs, and it's easy to forget all the many things there are to be thankful. I'm thankful for his smile, his giggle, his energy, his determination, his curiosity, and his joyful little life. I'm so thankful for all that he's taught me about life and priorities this year. We just feel so lucky to have him in our life, it's hard to describe it in words.

We had a long day at CHOP yesterday, not surprisingly! We had a scheduled, sedated CT scan, but we ended up not having to sedate him! It was wonderful! One of the nurses suggested that we try it without sedation, so we patiently waited for him to fall asleep (Daddy did a greeaaaaat job)! The scan only takes 3-5 minutes, and that's such a short test for the hastle of sedation, not to mention the fact that Lucas doesn't need all of those drugs in his system! We then saw ENT for our pre-op appointment, and officially signed the papers for Lucas' right ear to be implanted on DECEMBER 26th! Yes, the day after Christmas! It's actually perfect timing, as Nate and I will have the entire week off after surgery. We are thrilled and excitedly counting down the days!

Now the decision as to which company to choose... we have about 2 weeks left to make our decision, because they need time to order the implant. We're leaning towards Cochlear at this point, because of the babyworn processor option, but we haven't made our final decision yet! I'm sure that we'll be pleased with either company (the other choice is Advanced Bionics - our surgeon won't use Med El). Then we get to pick the color of the processor... oh, decisions, decisions! Happy Thanksgiving!