Second CI Surgery delayed again?!

One week to go before the much anticipated second CI surgery and the ear infection is still there! This surgery has already been rescheduled due to a draining ear infection three days before the surgery. It's been 4 weeks so I took him to his pediatrician to make sure the infection was cleared and apparently it's mild but present. She put him on oral antibiotics this time, he had drops before, in hopes of clearing it up before the surgery. It would have been nice to get the surgery done before school starts, in 3 weeks, but I'm starting to think it's not meant to be. Not right now at least.

Summer preschool is done and we're glad to not have to make the drive every week but also sad that it's done. The staff there was just so good and Culley's going to miss the other kids. We still sing the songs he learned there and we're implementing some of the strategies they used. Hopefully we can keep it up throughout the school year. His language is continuing to develop at a much quicker pace than it ever has. Complete sentences are a regular occurrence. He's showing much more interest in trying to keep up with other kids his age on a social level. Although it's a very good sign, it's sometimes hard for me to watch. These kids can only remember him as he was for the last year or so and haven't gotten used to the fact that he can hear well now and they don't expect him to communicate with them. I've seen them ignore him as he's timidly trying to talk to them. He's having to figure out how he can get their attention. I just keep telling myself that he's learning skills that will help him in the future and interfering on his behalf wouldn't benefit him.

We're getting ready for our last camping trip before school starts. I'm already fretting about the ear infection bothering him and about keeping the antibiotics cold enough in the cooler for three days. I'm sure the boys will  love it and we'll all be thoroughly exhausted and totally appreciative of our own beds when we return.