We found out Cooper had a bilateral hearing loss shortly after he turned 2. We got him fitted for hearing aides and he has been wearing them since July. With aides he can hear almost everything. When he started wearing the aides we noticed a big difference in him. Before the aides he was so quiet and was content to play by himself and would be very shy around other adults and kids. Since the aides he loves talking to adults and kids and is learning new words and sounds everyday. In February, we did further testing with an Audiologist and ENT Doctor. During the doctor visit we discovered that Carter and Hallie also have bilateral hearing loss. We were shocked, Carter can talk so well and he seems to hear very well. Hallie did not pass her infant hearing screen so we were concerned that she might having hearing loss, we do not know what she can and cannot hear but so far she seems to respond to our voices. What a day that was to find out that all three of your children cannot hear. After going through the emotions and doing some reading on deafness I am just glad that their hearing loss is only mild to moderate. They can hear most speech without aides and will be able to communicate orally.
Hallie is getting big so fast. She can now sit up by herself for long periods of time and when she is ready she will fall to her tummy. She is getting so close to crawling, she has the motion but usually scoots backward. She loves attention and is a very happy baby.
Carter has started going to preschool. He loves going. He asks me everyday if he can go to kindergarten. He always has stories to tell when he comes home. I am still trying to decide what is a story and what really happened. He is good at stretching the truth. Carter is getting so smart. He has started picking up conversations that Josh and I have. He called Grandma tonight and tried to tell her something that Josh and I had talked about. Guess we better start being careful about what we talk about around him.
Cooper is making so much progress. Eight months ago he knew about 5 words; now he has so many words and learns more everyday. It is so exciting to watch him learn language.
I posted the pictures of Cooper to show how mad he gets when I get the camera out to take pictures. We seem to get very few with him happy. I thought that it was just because he wanted the camera but after family pictures this last weekend I am not sure why he hates it so much. Carter on the other hand is such a poser, except when we get a good picture of Cooper, then Carter is doing something funny or is not looking.
Hallie is getting big so fast. She can now sit up by herself for long periods of time and when she is ready she will fall to her tummy. She is getting so close to crawling, she has the motion but usually scoots backward. She loves attention and is a very happy baby.
Carter has started going to preschool. He loves going. He asks me everyday if he can go to kindergarten. He always has stories to tell when he comes home. I am still trying to decide what is a story and what really happened. He is good at stretching the truth. Carter is getting so smart. He has started picking up conversations that Josh and I have. He called Grandma tonight and tried to tell her something that Josh and I had talked about. Guess we better start being careful about what we talk about around him.
Cooper is making so much progress. Eight months ago he knew about 5 words; now he has so many words and learns more everyday. It is so exciting to watch him learn language.
I posted the pictures of Cooper to show how mad he gets when I get the camera out to take pictures. We seem to get very few with him happy. I thought that it was just because he wanted the camera but after family pictures this last weekend I am not sure why he hates it so much. Carter on the other hand is such a poser, except when we get a good picture of Cooper, then Carter is doing something funny or is not looking.
