Nathaniel, can you hear me? Yes!

The night after Nathaniel was born, the Labor and Delivery nurses at Liberty Hospital performed a state-mandated newborn hearing screening. Nathaniel's left ear passed the test, but his right ear failed. So, the following night, the test was repeated, and his right ear passed, but his left ear failed. These latter results were reported to the Missouri Department of Health, which referred us to a pediatric audiologist for more in-depth diagnostic testing.

So, bright and early New Year's Eve morning, the 3 of us went to Children's Mercy Hospital for an Auditory Brainstem Response test. Nathaniel slept through the test, which is exactly what the audiologist needed for an accurate result. The bottom line is that Nathaniel passed the test in both ears with flying colors -- not a surprise, but certainly a relief!

-Scott