i can't find the camera charger, so no pictures from today (yet.) but i love this moment with matt and little m reading, because now, with her implants in, she will someday be able to hear, understand and respond to what her daddy is reading to her. what a miracle!it has been a long day: we drove down early to palo alto to get little m's implants mapped with annie and jennifer at let them hear. because m had her hearing aids in so much, and because she has had exposure to sound (damaged as it was), she didn't have a crazy response to the implants getting turned on- she did do some dancing, and swaying and smiling...
the trick in the immediate future will be getting them on her ears and keeping them on! she was NOT happy as we stuck them on her, but once they were there she kind of forgot about them.
oh, i hear someone waking up from her nap with quite some lung power- so got to go rescue her from the crib. thanks for joining in our joy with us! we are pretty content that this day is here.
Thanks for sharing about your day! There is rejoicing all over the world tonight as this marks a fun birthday moment for her....lovelovelove-joneses
ReplyDeletesuch good news. looking forward to hearing more.
ReplyDeleteYay for little m!!!
ReplyDeletejust a big ole' WHOOP!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I read your title I smiled big. That's on my top 5 things I say on a given day - and I'm sure you relate! Hoping you celebrated Little M's special day with some yummy-ness...'cause it's YOUR special day, too!
ReplyDeleteHooray!!!! We are thrilled to hear that the activation was "uneventful"-what a wonderful way to begin listening!!
ReplyDeleteGood day, friend- thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome day!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Good start -- I'm glad she reacted positively. Ah, yes, keeping them on the head. So the fun begins. I remember the day after Ben's activation, trying to take him for a walk in the stroller, and every ten seconds he would turn his head and the dang thing would pop off. I spent the entire time with my head inside the stroller, listening for the beep-beep, completely stressed, out and thinking, "So this is how it's going to be?!?" And yes, feeling jealous of the other families walking by with no beeping. But you know, we adjusted the inclination angle, and we haven't had a problem in the stroller since. You figure out the little tricks. It all works out. Happy Hearing to Little M!
ReplyDeleteawesome! i will sing and engage in performance art for her on sunday. (well, maybe not. i don't want her to associate hearing with stuff that will make her recoil in horror.)
ReplyDeleteps: i am bringing the Transformer on Sunday. she can't wait to talk M's ears off.