This morning we spent at the local childrens medical center having MK's hearing and her ears checked. Great news to report....so far, so good. MK's tubes remain in, one ear the tube is nice and secure, the tube in the other ear is hanging on for dear life - it will likely fall out soon. The ENT will see her again in six months to evaluate her tolerance for fluid post tubes. The fun part of the morning was doing the hearing screening....I had tried to prep Mason-Kate for this by reminding her of the little monkey that clangs the cymbals together to get her attention. My plan backfired. A) the "monkey" that I recalled was actually a bunny and B) MK decided that every sound she heard was that of a monkey - even when there were no sounds being made. Somehow, thankfully, she managed to pass all of the tests. Being that is was a school day, I took the opportunity to point out to the boys all of the ear charts placed around the office. We discussed the outer ear, the inner ear, the hair cells and their importance, all kinds of interesting things. Great school lesson for them plus I was hoping that maybe their visit would inspire one of them to become, say, an ENT. So, as we walked back to the car after our visit, I asked the boys to state one interesting fact they had learned today at the drs. office. Their response, "well, we learned that the elevators in this place are super cool!" HMMMM.