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I have noticed lately that Brendan reacts very strongly to loud sounds. It is not just LOUD sounds but different sounds. Today we went to a park near a church & on the hour the bells chimed, well Brendan started to get upset. I knew it as soon as I headed towards his direction and another mom told me I think he is upset. It was those darn bells! They were not loud at all, just something he has not heard before. Maybe that is it, being exposed to something he has never heard. But then the "normal" noises he still gets upset over, ie: the vacuum, garbage truck, etc. It has only been over the past few months that I can say I have noticed his "aversion" to certain sounds. He gets all excited & even ancy when he hears an engine revving. We could be FAR away from it & he will sort of freak. If he is in his stroller he will practically climb out of it to get away from the noise. We have never exposed him to anything scary so I haven't a clue where it comes from. What would cause him to feel this way? Michael thinks that maybe his hearing is just a little sensitive. I am starting to worry about this. I mean when he was born they did any & every test on him. Other than him having a hole in his heart he has been A-OK. So what shound I do? Should I get his hearing re-tested? Is this just a phase he is going through? Basically should I be worrying about all of these...

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the SCARY elevator...

Today I took the babies to our local radio station, Sunny 104.3, so I could FINALLY pick up the prize that I had won off the radio. Yes, I won something! YAY! I managed to be the 10th caller & won of all things a "Mommy & Me, Play with me" gift basket. I was still under the weather but still SO excited & felt VERY lucky to be a winner! I had 30 days to pick up my prize & today had to be the day. Let me tell you it was an "adventure". I unloaded all of the babies MINUS their stroller & headed up to the 5th floor of their building. (I was not going to undo their 65 lb stroller for a 5 min adventure!). I had 2 back pack buddies (aka stuffed animals w/leashes) so I put Camryn, my heaviest, & Brendan in them. Camryn had the monkey one & Brendan had the puppy one. I then carried Avery & Lindsey since they are the lighter of the 4. It started out pretty ok. A nice man was entering the building ahead of us & held the door open for us. I appreciated that! =) However, as soon as they entered the lobby Brendan tripped, fell & started to cry. Being that it was an open lobby it echoed all throughout which freaked him out even more. I just tried to calm him down as we made our way to the elevators. I saw that the elevators looked like mirrors & y could see themselves. Well, as soon as the door opened Camryn walked on & the others started to scream AGAIN. They were really afraid of this contraption. A nice woman got on the elevator with us, she held the door open & I corralled them all in. As the elevator rose from the ground floor Brendan clenched on to my leg & howled like a dog. I think he did not like that we were not on solid ground. I kept trying to reassure him & finally I just picked him up too. Camryn seemed like the "old pro" of the bunch. You would have thought she had been on many an elevator & wondered what their issue was! ha! The nice lady got off on the 2nd floor & as soon as those doors opened up the 3 of them wanted OFF! I again had to corral them back in & before we knew it we were on the 5th floor. Once they got off the elevator they were like different children, all smiles & quite happy. I should say happy to be on a NON MOVING surface!! hah! The radio station employee that gave me my prize was amazed by them & commented on how good they were. Little did she know about the ordeal I had getting up there! hah! This was just another day for me but for them it was an adventure on...


the SCARY elevator...