Update

Tressa had her follow-up with the ENT yesterday and he determined she needs her adenoids removed and her tubes replaced. Not a surprise, we were expecting this. Luckily she doesn't have to have her tonsils taken. He said they were small and since she hasn't had any problems with them so far, there was no reason to put her through that as well. Thank goodness!! I was really worried after seeing what one of her China sisters has been through. She had the same procedure plus her tonsils taken just last week and is still trying to recover. Tressa is scheduled for surgery Thursday, at 7am. Her doctor didn't want to waste any time considering the problems she's had with her ears already. Oh, and she does still have an ear infection, but the surgery should clear that. So apparently the antibotic didn't help at all. Poor kid. We're hopeful this will make her healthy and keep her that way for a while. The doctor said the surgery shouldn't take long and we should be home before noon. Please keep Tressa in your prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.

more antibotics

Well, Tressa is on yet another round of antibotics. Actually she's almost done, she started this bout back on the 8th when she went for a follow-up with her ENT. He noticed some fluid in her left ear and her left tube was starting to come out. Ed talked to him about the fact she seems to constantly have a runny nose and cough. The doctor recommended putting her on antibotics for 21 days to see how she responds. He said since she hasn't seemed to respond to the numerous antibotics, there's a good chance she doing to have to have surgery to have her adenoids removed, maybe her tonsils, if she didn't respond to this round. He said he'd replace her tubes at the same time. Well, yesterday she started have the green runny nose again. She's still on the antibotic, so apparently she's not responding to this round either. Needless to say, mommy and daddy are a little disappointed, but not surprised. Our little princess will have to go through surgery again. We'll find out for sure on the 30th when she is scheduled to go back to the ENT. Ed and I feel confident that her doctor will do whatever is best for Tressa. We'll keep you posted.

It's amazing to see how much Tressa has changed in just a little over a year. When we first got her, she was just this petite little girl that rolled around a little and barely babbled. Now she is this active little 2 year old that never seems to slow down. Tressa is constantly on the run, wanting to explore everything. She has been in speech therarpy since April due to her delayed speech from the terrible ear infections she had at first. Her vocubalary is progressing and she has recently started saying a few two word phrases, like No Mommy, No Daddy. I think her favorite word has become NO just like a typical 2 year old. Tressa is a truly a blessing to our family. She is our beautiful Peanut Princess as we like to call her.

Tressa Lyn Snavely

A year ago we adopted our daughter from China.