Sophie's weekly mapping sessions have increased sound to both of her ears very slowly over the past few months. Progress is slow going but we have noticed that she is vocalizing a lot more than before. Here's a clip of Sophie watching her sisters through a window. I think she's trying to tell us that she wants to be out there with them instead of stuck in the house with Mom and Dad:
http://youtu.be/ydUAjkiG96U
Baby Sophie is now a bilateral cochlear implant user. She was implanted at 11.5 and 12.5 months of age. These posts are a way to keep family and friends up to date on her progress. We also hope to build a network of new friends along the way. We have a lot to learn on this journey and are also amassing lots of info that we would love to share with parents new to this journey.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
I've got 2 ears!
We're behind on our updates. So here the recap:
Ear number two was a much easier recovery than the first one. The incision was a lot less red and healed super fast.
So as not to deprive Sophie of her beloved baths, we used a shower cap while she recovered this time
Sophie got her left ear activated today, so she got 2 ears going! That means the pilot cap is back on until she adjusts to having two spots on her head. Nothing different this time around, but it is exciting to see how she develops with both ears going.
Ear number two was a much easier recovery than the first one. The incision was a lot less red and healed super fast.
So as not to deprive Sophie of her beloved baths, we used a shower cap while she recovered this time
Sophie got her left ear activated today, so she got 2 ears going! That means the pilot cap is back on until she adjusts to having two spots on her head. Nothing different this time around, but it is exciting to see how she develops with both ears going.
Sophie also decided today would be a good day to learn to ride her lion bike forward instead of backwards. Rawr!
Oh, and we got a cat for Sophie to celebrate her new ears. Whoopie!
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