ENT appointment

Today we drove to Birmingham to Children's South for Savannah's ENT appointment. Her appointment was at 8:15 but we had to be there 30 minutes early so we needed to be there at 7:45. We left the house at 6 and got there right at 8:00. Birmingham traffic is NO joke! Everything went smoothly once we got there. Check in, wait, fill out some paper work, Savannah had to be weighed, then she did a hearing test, then we waited some more, then finally back to see the doctor.
The nurse practitioner was the one who saw her first. After looking at her ears she immediately said, "she will need tubes." The good thing is, her ears really aren't that bad but she still had some built up fluid in both of them. When the doctor came and saw how many ear infections she has had in the past 6 months, he said, "usually, children need to tubes after they have 6 in one year." Well, Savannah has had 8 in the past six months! I felt horrible! But, I refuse to play the would've, should've, could've game. The doctor did say the sooner we could get the tubes done the better. The next available opening was not until May 19th at Children's South in Birmingham, so that is when we will do it. It will be a quick outpatient procedure and I feel very comfortable that this will benefit her tremendously.
I am going to back up to what I mentioned earlier about her hearing test. She does not appear to have any hearing loss, which is great! She responded to all of the sounds at a normal level. (Aric and I weren't too weary about her hearing because she has been able to say words well and she does a good job a repeating what we say.)
Ok, Seriously, JUST GOT A CALL from Children's South and we are going to reschedule her surgery for this Friday! EEK!! I know it better that we get it over with but wow, what a busy week we have ahead!
Friends and family that follow our blog, please pray for save travels this Friday and a smooth procedure for Savannah. Also, pray for Aric and I as this is all new for us and any time our (your) child is having something done, it always put you on edge a little.
Thanks to all who have offered support and advice. God bless you!

Love,
Emily