This week has been busy and it is only Tuesday. On Monday we had Weston's hearing screening just to make sure he doesn't have any hearing loss especially since he was on ECMO it is a precaution we take until he is three. He has fluid in both ears, but passed his tested and the lady that did his hearing test was surprised that he did so well for having fluid on his ears. I was so proud of Weston, he sits so patiently waiting for the sounds, there were a few times that he was ready to get down and leave. After his hearing test we went to the NICU to see a couple of Weston's nurses when we were there, which has almost been two years, wow how time is flying. Both Darlene and Blake came out to se
Today we had another fun adventure, we went on a field trip with a group of our friends to PetSmart. We got to see and hold, a turtle, snake, kittens, lizard, rats(hairless and haired) and see a bird. It was so fun to see the boys different reactions to the different animals. Quinton is more leery of certain animals but more vocal. Weston touched all the animals and the only thing he didn't like was when they put the rat on his shoulder, he started crying. It was so much fun, to experience all these animals.
Hairless rat on Weston's shirt. Quinton with a rat on his shoulder.

The majority of CDHs occur on the left side. The hole allows the contents of the abdomen (stomach, intestine, liver, spleen, and kidneys) to go up into the fetal chest. The herniation of these abdominal organs into the chest occupies that space and prevents the lungs from growing to normal size. The growth of both lungs can be affected. This is called pulmonary hypoplasia.