The doctor visit is tomorrow and Esther Marie will be seeing her surgeon, having her hearing tested by the audiologist and seeing the ENT about having tubes put in her ears. The appointment is at 8:00 AM, and we would appreciate prayer for the right decisions to be made. As I said before, surgery is August 20th. I will let you know what the doctors say as soon as I find out. We are praying that she does not have any hearing loss from previous ear infections.

Tonight is testimony night at church and I am looking forward to sharing our miracle. Jasper won't be able to make it because of a previous work commitment. God is so good and has answered so many prayers for us!

Esther Marie is doing very well and her little personality is continuing to blossom. She is becoming more bold and definitely lets us know what she wants. She is having a good time playing with new toys and experiencing things she has never done before. Today a little bucket became a hat and her blanket became a cape. She was cute strutting around in it. Blocks are fun because you can stack them up and knock them down...over and over again. Standing on the air conditioner vent seems to be a favorite thing. I guess she loves feeling the air blow on her. I wonder what she is thinking when she does that? Wouldn't you just love to get inside the mind of a toddler sometimes??? (smile)

Emmie is understanding more language but is still pointing and grunting a lot to try to let us know what she wants. That can be frustrating at times for her and for mommy! We are trying to teach her some baby/toddler sign language so she can communicate better. She has the "more" sign down, especially when it comes to food! Since it will be awhile before she is speaking well, I think we need to make a trip to the library to get some books with more signing symbols. The more she learns, the less frustrated we all will be.