1 Year Hearing Birthday
Happy Birthday Jamesey! Nope, not a birthday like you'd usually consider - this one is his hearing birthday. September 10 marks one year since the activation of his cochlear implants! And what a year it's been. I'm so thankful for the prayers and support that we've received and continue to embrace. We've been blessed with a phenomenal early intervention team and their encouragement and determination has been a difference maker for sure. At this point, Jamesey is 1 year old in terms of what he hears (although technically he's still at even more of a deficit since babies in utero take in sounds and process them but that's another detail). He is adding more and more sounds to his repertoire and will often chatter away for minutes on end. It's glorious to hear! He is responding to his name and will often turn at a sound - none of which would have been possible a year ago! At this point he is making progress towards walking - we're working to deve...