Freddie's Hearing

Did you know that they now test all babies' hearing in Idaho to determine early if there are any problems?  We actually had Freddie's done at his one week check up and he failed...both ears.  We both had been wondering if he wasn't hearing because he didn't respond to too much and slept (we thought) way too well.  So, they told us that we should come back the next week and re-test because sometimes it is just some fluid that is left in the ear.  Ok.  So we went the next week and he failed again...both ears...again.  We were referred to Elks for a more in depth test that would tell us if both ears had problems and to what extent.  We scheduled that for the day after New Year's.  

We showed up and they taped little sensors to his head (I have no idea what they are actually called, probes?) and put two more in his ears.  At this point I was having a mild anxiety attack seeing my baby hooked up to these things (as most know, we are very much for low medical intervention and haven't had anything like this happen yet).  Then he was able to eat and fall asleep.  The test took about 45 minutes and he slept in my arms the whole time.  The result was that he has perfect hearing!  Yes, perfect hearing.  "Beautifully perfect" if I'm going to be exact.  It was, in fact, fluid in the ear and his left ear still had a little fluid in it (even at 1 month!!)  He is a perfect little baby.  

Jordan was able to bless him last weekend in Utah and he was blessed to develop a strong physical body as well as a strong mind to understand the principles of the gospel.  What more can we ask for?