There is one blood test we are checking in the very rare chance that due to the gentamycin he received that a gene could exist that causes the hearing loss when consuming this antibiotic, although Mady and Annabel also required this at times and have no hearing loss. The reason this genetic issue isn't normally known in families is because most people do not require this drug until much later in life, when they're already developing hearing loss so it never gets tested. Even if this were to show up, it wouldn't mean anything regarding Johnathan's future but just in case we are praying that this gene does not exist. This test takes 4-6 weeks for results, it is sent to Harvard Medical school so I'll update when I know something.
I must include a few pics. For Christmas my parents bought the kids some balls for a ball pit so we've been filling totes with them and 
letting them have their own pit - they love it!!
We think we've figured out the eating/tempermant issues we've had around here lately, we think the trio are coming down with the cold that B.J. and I fought a week or so ago. Today was much better for eating so that was encouraging! I was really getting worried that we were going down a bad path with picky eaters and therefore poor weight gain, a micropreemie parents worst nightmare! Annabel is continuing to do amazing things, rolling 20-30 times per day all on her own, both ways, sitting for quite awhile at a time (she doesn't get herself into the position yet but she's doing it once there!), and making very good eye contact with us when talking to her!
This next week the trio get their last synagis shot on Thursday, I can't wait for RSV season to be over and to finally get out and about!
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