A new surgery date and additional surgery

We visited the ENT yesterday - yes another Doctor. Caleb did very well as the doctor wanted to check his ears for fluid and do a hearing check. They found a mild hearing loss in both ears and so he will need tubs in both ears to drain the fluid off. We are well versed with this procedure, as Keanan has had tubes put into his ears 3 times thus far. Dr DeSautel will go in and put the tubes into his ears right before Dr. Hussain does the surgery on the palate. We have re-scheduled both surgeries to be done on Friday, May 22.
He and I went to the school yesterday to visit the Early Childhood Speech therapist and then also made our way up to the Occupational Therapist and Physical Therapist, so we could show off his fine motor skills! With his speech delays, the speech therapist (Pam) would like us to start services right away before surgery and then continue after the surgery. He would need 2 tests (a receptive and expressive speech assessment (PPLS) and a Developmental assessment (BDI-2)). I give the BDI-2, so am hoping that I can just give that one here at home and things will move more quickly for qualifications. A speech therapist would come into the house and serve him through the summer and then after turning 3, he would get to go to school and be served with a small group of 3 year olds. He seems to be understanding a lot of vocabulary (receptively) and also tries to imitate much of what we say. We are working on body parts and adding words and signs as he needs them. He is so easy to work with and loves the attention and the exploration of everything!