Saturday, October 11, 2008

Sesame Street Live

I was lucky enough to win tickets through the YMCA to see Sesame Street Live. We sat in the first row, but on the side. It seemed like it would not be the best seating, but when Miles got a chance to hug and high five all the characters as they came down the stairs to greet the audience, they turned out to be the best seats. He had a great time outside of the meltdown that happened in the car when we left (I think he was just upset to leave and cranky from missing a nap). We will consider seeing another show in the future. Here are the few pics I was able to take. I didn't bring our SLR camera, and settled for a little compact one that fit in my purse(pics were allowed, just no video), but it really was too dark for photos at all. The few I got were taken when the house lights would come up.

Elmo, Prairie Dawn, Big Bird



Grungetta, Big Bird, Prairie Dawn, Elmo



Rosita dancing off stage in our row



Oscar



This photo is really blurry, but it shows Miles collecting
all the confetti they shot from the stage at the end



After the show



Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Beach Bum


Miles' Auntie Steff came for a visit this weekend and we took a stroll down to the beach at sunset. There was some rain moving in, but it held out until we left.




Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Miles' CT Scan


Miles had his CT Scan review with our local doctor yesterday. All went well. He is a good candidate for surgery, but that is all according to the Otologist we see here in Tampa. We are actually looking at using a surgeon out in CA and his review is very important to us. I am sending a copy of the CT to him and the doctor already forwarded his report. So within a week we should know more. It's just good to know that our doctor felt that his internal ear structures made him a great candidate. They are rated on a special scale out of 10 with 6 or lower typically not being operable. Miles was a 9 in both ears. The one point subtracted was due to external ear structures(the ear itself) being malformed. So within a week or so we have to start making some very crucial decisions for Miles' future. Obviously the first thing will be to decide what it is we are doing, but more importantly to get started in working with the insurance company to find out what we can get covered and what we will have to pay for. Unless we happen to find $200,000 growing on a tree in our yard, this will be the hardest part of the next few years. We've already heard the horror stories about insurance and this type of surgery, so we can hardly wait to get started.

Happy Birthday!


Happy 2nd Birthday Manny!!




Hugs - The Antonios