He can hear!

Donovan was evaluated for his speech back in April. The lady said that the problem was that Ellie was always talking for him so he had no reason to communicate. Well, that day he started talking. He talks quite a bit now but you cannot understand a lot of what he says. I took the kids to the doctor back in December and the doctor said he wanted him evaluated again because he sounded like he had a hearing issue. So I finally called and got him set up to be evaluated again, this time with the school district. They sent us to get his hearing tested today. it was so funny because we had to go to one of the area elementary schools. The nurse there does all the hearing tests for the school district evaluations. Donovan thought it was pretty cool. We walked in and the nursed asked him how he was doing and he said, "I am Donogan!" She had him lay down on the bed. He had the biggest smile on his face. She had to stick this thing in his ears that looks like an ear thermometer. She showed it to him before and let him feel the things that had to go in his ears. She stuck this thing in his ears and he just laid there, totally calm with a big smile on his face. He was trying to see her out of the corner of his eyes. He just looked so cute and was such a big boy. She also did something to his eyes. She said he looked good. I am so glad that we don't have to worry about his hearing or his eyes at this point. I was really nervous because I though he was going to have to use those earphones and have to raise his hands like we had to do in school. She said that for the preschoolers that are trying to get into the "special" program, they do not do it that way. When we left, he flipped out. He wanted to go to school! He did not want to go to the car. I guess if he does get accepted I don't have to worry about him not liking school. I really hope he gets accepted because I am a bit worried about how he will handle it when Ellie goes to kindergarten next year. She has been sad that he can't go to school with her. When I told her today that he may go to a different school when she goes to school, she seemed so excited for him. She is such a good big sister and she loves him so much.