He Hears You!

So I totally scored just now. I was sure I was putting Parker to bed just now but Mommy said I did not have to after she had already started. For that reason, here I am writing the blog while she gives Parker his bottle.

Of course, today was another busy day. Parker was in the Corriere Canaedese today, he also had his hearing and eye sight test done today. In addition, we had a great adventure in the latter half of the day.

Let me begin with with the Corriere. This is an Italian Canadian newspaper that has been following Parker's story for several months now. They had called me a few days ago wanting to do an updated story since we left Canada and arrived here in Italy. You can check out the article by doing a quick search on Parker and the corriere in Google. One of my best friends who is Italian said she read the article in Italian and said it was very good. I translated it in Italian and, although it was good, I am sure it was much better in Italian.

Now, Parker went to the San Raffaele for a hearing and sight test today. It meant he would have to have several wires attached to his head and remain very still and quiet while they measured brain activity during a sight and sound test. Parker passed the hearing test with flying colours, as he was able to hear the different frequencies without any problem; however, Parker was not so co-operative during the sight test. As they tried to flash the light in his eyes as I held his hands so he did not pull the probes from his head and my wife held his head still, he yelled and screamed. They will not able to take this test. So, for now, we do not know if Parker is faking the fact that he can see all of the little pieces of dirt on the ground that he has been attempting to pick up.

The CT Scan and MRI Scan both came back showing that he has no abnormalities in his brain or thorax (lungs). He passed both of these tests with flying colours. We are very happy to see that Parker is three for three so far. Despite that ADA gene, he appears to be a "normal", healthy little monkey. We are so happy about the results so far. As a parent, you just want to minimize any pain you can for your child and we would do anything to make things a little more bearable for our little monkey.

This afternoon was a lot of fun. My wife had decided that she really wanted to take a certain path that we had never taken before. I was a little reluctant at first due to all the potential mud we may find due to the rain, but agreed that it would be nice to see something different. Having said that, about 15 minutes into our walk, we came across a clothing and shoe outlet (Puma) and then the most amazing grocery store. I have never seen a more beautiful fish counter in my life and know that my friend David would appreciate it just as much as me. Perhaps I will show it to you one day, David! To say that Tracy was in her glory is an understatement. She was so excited to see a store which resembled that of a Loblaws superstore in Canada. It turned out to be a path that was very much well worth taking.

I think Parker enjoyed the adventure mostly because he got a shiny new soccer ball out of the whole deal. He has not figured out that it is about kicking the ball as he was much more interested in throwing it into the ground to watch it bounce back into the air.

Well, I am feeling rather tired today and will sign off for now. I promise that there will be some pictures posted tomorrow for you. Check back tomorrow when you wake up and there will be pictures waiting for you. I am sure that we will be heading back to our favourite store after Parker's injection tomorrow.

Don't forget to check out last year's article. Ciao!