Brock went for his hearing test yesterday. He had to have this done as he was in special care for over 48 hours and apparently being in there can cause hearing damage in some babies as it's a very noisy environment.

It was supposed to take about 1/2 an hour but took an hour and a half. He had to be asleep for it and he just wouldn't stay asleep. Anyway his right ear test came out fine, but the left one was not good. The doctor used a different machine for that ear and said that he has fluid in that ear so hopefully that's what's causing the problem. It can take 6-8 weeks for fluid to disappear so we have to go back in two months to do it all again. Thankfully it's covered by medicare, I'd hate to get a doctors bill for that length of time - twice.

Apparently he has enough hearing for the stage he's at now so it shouldn't effect his development. Am hoping for a much better result next time.

We are picking up his cot today but still haven't purchased a mattress for it yet. It will still be a little while til he grows out of his cradle so it's not urgent, but it will be nice to get the nursery complete.