Big Day for Cate

We found out Tuesday that Cate does not hear us very well, she has quite a bit of fluid trapped in her ear. This problem is not uncommon in cleft lip / cleft palate children. It is a result of being unable to clear the naturally occurring fluid in our ears, sinus, etc. Cate has a lack of the muscle movement needed to accomplish this due to her palate being open since birth.  We are getting ready for a 630 show at Primary Children's Hospital and 800 o'clock surgery. The surgery should be very quick. She will be groggy today and hopefully home some time this afternoon.

Nice Surprise! Last night John David and I decided to take Cate to a Vinto, a local pizza, pasta joint that's walkable from our house. This was actually her first time to go out to dinner. Shortly after we were seated in walks David, he decided not to play hockey after all and joined us for dinner. Very nice surprise for everyone, it was really touching to see John David and David sharing an evening together while I showed Cate how to eat spaghetti and meatballs.

Hoping all of our adoption community friends,  who are getting to know their children this week in China are settling in and enjoying the process of their new little ones.