On April 9th Abby's girl scout troop took some of the money they earned from selling cookies and went to Build-A-Bear. We've never been to Buid-A-Bear so this was really excited to both me and Abby (although I didn't get to go...Tyler had a scout camp-out that night). Each girl was given $30 to spend. Abby picked out a beutiful horse and a bed to go with it. She named it Goldy and takes such good care of her. Here are some pictures I snagged off of her troop's website.
And one I took when she got home
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And one I took when she got home~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What fun! I love Build-a-Bear workshops!
Happy storytelling!
Aldine Allen
Ben had his appointment with the Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor on April 6th. He saw Dr. Yin from East Valley ENT which is located on Baseline/West of Greenfield. First he had his hearing checked. An audiologist made different sounds into speakers and if Ben turned toward the sound then lights would flash and a Mickey Mouse would dance. It was cute. He passed the hearing test fine although the audiologist did say he had a harder time hearing the low pitched sounds which is common for someone who has chronic fluid behind their ears. Ben had fluid behind his left ear that day and Dr. Yin said the right ear looked prone to fluid. Also in a different test they did Ben's eardrums didn't vibrate as they would have liked to see. Dr. Yin said they usually watch kids for 3 months but since our pediatrician already watched us for a month, and since it sounds like Ben has had an issue with fluid since he was 5 months, we've scheduled a surgery to have the tubes put in. It was kind of scary signing the paper work where it talks about life threatening side effects from the anesthesia and the 1% chance that the hole won't close right or that Ben's hearing could be permantly affected. But I know many a kid before Ben has gone through this. They said the surgery itself only takes 3-5 minutes and that he will be put to sleep with a gas mask. He will have both ears done and the surgery is scheduled for the morning of April 28th.
Ben has been so different than my other kids. He liked to play in the toilet and the trash can when he was younger. He is a thrower (he's broken many things), has an ear piercing scream, and can throw an all out on the floor kicking tantrum. I've taped up so many lift the flap books that he's ripped. We call him the destroyer or often say that he is in destructo mode. The amazing thing to me though is that he will actually go upstairs and play with the toys...by himself! The others always had to have me around. I also had a tendency to not want to leave them alone. I felt the need to interact with them and wanted to control the mess they were making. But even after I would get them involved with something they wouldn't have it if I tried to leave. Also they are more into imagination and playing house and kitty and who knows what then playing with toys. There have been several times when I've almost given all the toys away and if it hadn't been for my babysitting kids or friends that would come over and play with them I probably would have. But Ben will just wander up stairs and play and look at books (I've hidden all the lift the flaps Ü) forever. I love it!! He loves, loves, loves books! He also loves to go outside in the backyard with his sister and brothers and I don't feel the need to be out there with him every second. It is so nice! I've just had to get used to the mess.
He discovered a way to play the keyboard.
They each decorated one with their name on it
Ben didn't care about dying the eggs - he just wanted to eat them Ü
