Eleanor - Ready for Broadway

So Eleanor recently told me that when she gets big, she is going to play violin, guitar, and piano, and will sing. Sisterrrr, aka Abigail, will play drums, piano and cello. So I thought I should get you a sneak peak into a recent practice session between the girls. Abbie is the opening band, but when the tacos get more interesting, E takes center stage. Please note her concert costume was of her choice, not mine, and DEFINITELY not taco eating attire!

Did you know...

that Jack Black makes all the triangles in the world in addition to cheese, corn, pears, and other various produce*?
Now you do, so until next time, truth.



*this is according to Eleanor who very sincerely told me this on the way to pick up dinner tonight.

Sawing logs

Sigh...dear readers, I tell you, there is never a dull moment in this house.

You need to know that although she is way ahead of most of her peers in many things, Eleanor does not excell at all when it comes to sleeping. She does okay for the first few hurs, but then the chainsaws come out and she snores like an old man. This combined with apnea events make for a very restless night when you share a space with E. She also has had some NASTY ear infections.

So today, on the advice from Eleanor's beloved Dr. Lawler , we met with the ENT specialist. He did an exam, and she is now scheduled for an Adenoidectomy, a Tonsillectomy, and a possible Right Myringotomy and tube. Everyone a mass of tissue in the back of their noses where the nose and the throat come together, which is the adenoid, and then two more masses on either side of their throat, which are the tonsills.

If either the adenoid or the tonsils are enlarged, it can mean infections. The other thing that an enlarged adnoid can do is block the Eustachian tube, the one that runs from your ear to your throat and then cause ear infections. In Eleanor's case, both of her tonsills and her adnoid are extremely enlarged, which is why she sounds like a Stihl MS 880 when she "sleeps." The doctor thinks this is also why she is having so many ear infections, as the Eustachian tube can't drain properly. So on July 14, our brave little Ellie will go under the knife and come out with far less facial mass than the average human. Hopefully this will solve a miriad of problems for her.

Well that is our health update for the moment. Until next time, sniff.