On Friday we went to check out the Caledon Ski Club, a private club 15 mins up the road from us. Awesome. 23 runs, beautiful surroundings, trees, nice people, very well kept, the perfect resort (were it not eleventy million bucks to join). Thankfully it's open to the public 2 days a week so we are able to use it occasionally.
Irresponsible parents that we are, we took Dylan out of school for the afternoon to go skiing. We also left Harry FOR THE FIRST TIME with a friend. It shouldn't have been a big deal to me, I know, but I had never left him before! My friend, a former Nanny, is the most competent person I could possibly have left him with and I had no worries on that front... it was just that he wasn't with me! For several hours! Scary!
I overcame my anxiety enough to enjoy the afternoon thoroughly. It was the first time I'd been skiing in 2 years (last year I was pregnant) and after a wobbly start I was swooshing down the slope like a pro. Dylan had a shaky start and then refused to try again. I thought we were headed for a disaster but he did agree to have a private lesson if it was possible (teacher = better than mum's terrible attempts to help him while staying upright herself). Checking into it we were able to get him a half hour with a teacher and he was happy to do it - hurrah!
G and I watched in amazement as after only a few minutes he was skiing down the entire slope, turning, snow-ploughing (Pizza Wedge!), and going on the chair lift.
After we went back to pick up H we went out to dinner. My friend had noticed H's hearing difficulties and I noticed too that in a loud environment (restaurant) he doesn't seem to do well at all distinguishing sounds. When I got home I was very fretful about the hearing issue and G & I agreed to take him to see a Pediatrician the next morning....... one of the good things about this country is that you can go to walk-in clinics any time you like, and our local one has a Pediatrician available to see children. I wanted to get some reassurance and a 2nd opinion about his hearing... our family doctor is not the greatest on that front.
She gave him a thorough checking over and said that he clearly does have fluid in his left ear which is almost certainly causing his hearing loss. She was encouraged by the fact he'd had a hearing test in hospital after he was born which had a positive result so it was something that has happened since then, and said it should clear up but that we need to keep a careful eye on it and take him back in 3-4 weeks to see if it's cleared up. If not, request a referral to an ENT specialist and that they may consider grommets. Also bring him in at the first sign of fever incase it's another ear infection. She said he may be prone to them given that his mother had them as a child. We ought to consider the Prevnar Vaccine (dubious) too. I left without really any new news, but I did feel far more reassured that this was a temporary condition and that he'd been looked at far more carefully.
Sat night we played my new CSI Board Game with friends which was alot of fun. We had a late night so I was completely shattered when it came to getting up for Dylans ski lesson on Sunday morning (as was he) but we went anyway and he did incredibly well after his private lesson on Friday... he was by far the best in his group and was much more confident. It's amazing what they can learn in 30 mins in a one-on-one situation compared to a group class run by amateurs. I think I'll take him to Caledon again next week.
Yesterday we went to the mall with some other friends and got some great childrens clothes in the sale. Also did some crazy driving video game which involved sitting in a life size car which moved around simulating actual spinning and much to G's disgust, reversed into him thus ruining his chances at winning. :-P
Posted by katie at January 31, 2005 12:34 PM