Direction

First of all, I never realized how many people would invest their time into reading our blog and praying for our family.  The words of encouragement that we get daily are helping us get through every day.  With that, I am not a professional writer and by no means plan on becoming a writer.  I really am doing this blog to keep everyone up to date as best I can with what is going on with our family.

I am including her stats so we can remember them in the future.  6 pounds 15 ounces, 10th percentile, 21 inches, 60th percentile.  Doctor says she is going to have bright blue eyes, dark hair, and we are going to be in trouble!  

Now, the update and answers we were hoping for.  Yesterday, we took Bryn to her 2 week check-up.  Her pediatrician looked over her and told us the news we wanted to hear... "Your child is healthy!" PTL!!!!  With that we do have a long road ahead of us.  She filled us in about what all the audiologist will do, and basically it will be a really long, more extensive hearing test.  She said be prepared because it will take awhile.  Our pedi, Dr. Hull, did say her ear canal is very, very narrow.  She said she can't even tell if she has an ear drum or not, and that is why she did not pass her hearing test.  Once we go to the audiologist, they will more than likely refer us to an ENT who will actually build an ear canal for Brynlee, and she will be able to hear without any problems.  The medical world has come so far!  If she does not have an ear drum, then we will have to cross that road when we get to it.  Dr. Hull is also referring us to a neurologist.  She thinks that she born without a muscle in her face, but the only way to really know what is going on is to do an MRI, so that is where the neurologist comes in.  They are trying to get us in, in the next couple of weeks, so please pray that they will have an appointment really soon for us.  Dr. Hull never said anything about her hip, so I asked.  She was a bit surprised to hear that they had told us that she had a click in her hip.  She didn't feel it, but wanted to check again, and did a pretty intense hip check.  She told us, that Bryn has really strong hips!  She did say though that we need to keep watching it and checking it.  If she does have a click in her hip, and we catch it before she is 8 weeks old, she will have to wear a harness.  If we miss it, she will end up having to have surgery to correct it.  Everything else is pretty much put on the back burner for now.  Our doctor is wanting to focus on the main issues that we need/can take care of right now.  Everything else is something to keep watching to see if she outgrows or is something we need to focus on in a few months.

Once again, we are so appreciative of the love and prayers that our surrounding our family.

Please pray:
*that we get into the neurologist in the next couple of week
*that when we go to the audiologist that they will see an ear drum
*for the doctors that are all tending to our daughter
*that Shaylor and I have patience and know what we need to do as her parents
*for Kysen to continue adjusting to this new life, and that he has an understanding if we are having to tend to Brynlee more because of her medical issues.