This is NOT on a public restroom floor. Not a lot to talk about, other than we are 1.5 weeks away from Bentley’s implants! Sorry if the dates confused anyone. Originally we were told January 27th. It changed. I’m praying it was a blessing in disguise, like so many other things we’ve experienced lately. –As Lindsay was proofreading my work, she notified me of the blessing this was, because we would have most likely been caught in the Polar Vortex that consumed Birmingham on the 28th- Surgery is now on February 17th.
Since we are two weeks away, the quarantine has begun. Operation Lonely Girls has commenced. Bentley can’t get sick for the two weeks prior to surgery. We’re cutting it pretty close as we spent a good chunk of our Saturday in the ER because she spiked a temp of 105. It was not fun. Bentley was feeling so bad. I know kids get sick all the time, at least the ones in the Greater Bryant-Clark family do. As a result everyone is always fighting off something. Well, with B it’s hard to tell who or what she got. She had her 15-month shots on Thursday, but also spent time with Momma B for the first time in a while and Momma B has had every bug imaginable lately. We also had our first dose of what it’s like to have a baby that really doesn’t feel good. Last night B cried for like 3 hours straight. That has literally never happened. Not even close. She cries for 5 seconds max. I know, we’ve been spoiled. We passed on family lunch yesterday as our first missed event due to Operation Lonely Girls. Instead of eating a huge spread with everyone, we ate a sandwich, and then went to Sam’s where I carried B in the Bjorn and was under executive order not to touch ANYTHING! 5 min in I was walking around looking for hand sanitizer because I had touched the tablet computers and the paddleboards. I just forgot the mission. Don’t worry, I didn’t touch B again until I hit the hand sanitizer row and disinfected….Sorry whoever bought the 3 liter bottle missing one squirt.
We’ve just about made a decision on the implants Bentley will receive. Nothing like waiting until the last second. I swear Google has been holding out on me. In the last 72 hours I’ve discovered articles, videos, and tech sheets that I haven’t uncovered in the last 12 months. Where did they come from? I have no idea, but they have been a huge help. Mostly they’ve reinforced the brand I am leaning toward. But they have also brought up great information about the other companies that have brought things back to a very tight race. There’s a good chance we will have made this decision before this update goes to print. No pressure huh? Just picking an electronic device to implant in my child’s head that will hopefully stay with her for life and provide her the perception of sounds and make, possibly, the single largest impact on her future development as a kid. No biggie.
It’s crazy to think where we’ve been over the last year. January 30th was the date we discovered Bentley is deaf. It has been a busy year. If someone had told me we could experience a year like this, I would have told them they were nuts. So many changes for the Bryant family. Some good, some bad. I’m just so thankful Lindsay and I could experience it together.
I’ll go ahead and wrap this bad boy up. Shortest post yet, I believe. I’m going to end by asking for something. Please support the Bell Center at the Mercedes Marathon. A very famous blind and deaf girl will be on hand. She is super cute. Come out and meet her in person (If Operation Lonely Girls doesn’t have her on lock-down). We are blessed to have two teams running in Bentley’s name. I honestly can’t find a link to one of them, but I just did. They both support the same amazing place, The Bell Center. So, thank you to Team Bentley and Team Achilles’ Bells’s. (The green means you can click on it and go donate if you are super generous and actually care like that) Team Bentley is a group of some great friends who we love very much from our days in Hoover. Team Achilles' Bells's is a team who runs for the Bell Center and one of the runners has a child with cochlear implants.
Thank you for keeping up with B. Please throw up a quick prayer on Feb. 16th, because you’ll probably still be asleep when she goes to surgery on the 17th. We’re praying for God to guide Dr. Wooley’s hands, and a quick recovery. I’ll keep you posted on her progress. Then, I may share something when we turn them on, on Feb. 27th!!!
We’ve just about made a decision on the implants Bentley will receive. Nothing like waiting until the last second. I swear Google has been holding out on me. In the last 72 hours I’ve discovered articles, videos, and tech sheets that I haven’t uncovered in the last 12 months. Where did they come from? I have no idea, but they have been a huge help. Mostly they’ve reinforced the brand I am leaning toward. But they have also brought up great information about the other companies that have brought things back to a very tight race. There’s a good chance we will have made this decision before this update goes to print. No pressure huh? Just picking an electronic device to implant in my child’s head that will hopefully stay with her for life and provide her the perception of sounds and make, possibly, the single largest impact on her future development as a kid. No biggie.
It’s crazy to think where we’ve been over the last year. January 30th was the date we discovered Bentley is deaf. It has been a busy year. If someone had told me we could experience a year like this, I would have told them they were nuts. So many changes for the Bryant family. Some good, some bad. I’m just so thankful Lindsay and I could experience it together.
I’ll go ahead and wrap this bad boy up. Shortest post yet, I believe. I’m going to end by asking for something. Please support the Bell Center at the Mercedes Marathon. A very famous blind and deaf girl will be on hand. She is super cute. Come out and meet her in person (If Operation Lonely Girls doesn’t have her on lock-down). We are blessed to have two teams running in Bentley’s name. I honestly can’t find a link to one of them, but I just did. They both support the same amazing place, The Bell Center. So, thank you to Team Bentley and Team Achilles’ Bells’s. (The green means you can click on it and go donate if you are super generous and actually care like that) Team Bentley is a group of some great friends who we love very much from our days in Hoover. Team Achilles' Bells's is a team who runs for the Bell Center and one of the runners has a child with cochlear implants.
Thank you for keeping up with B. Please throw up a quick prayer on Feb. 16th, because you’ll probably still be asleep when she goes to surgery on the 17th. We’re praying for God to guide Dr. Wooley’s hands, and a quick recovery. I’ll keep you posted on her progress. Then, I may share something when we turn them on, on Feb. 27th!!!
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