11/8/12 - AMAZING, AWESOME, FANTASTIC!!!!

Alexandra's Speech Therapist told us today she has NEVER had anyone do as well as Alexandra this early--Ever!! Isn't that wonderful news!!!!! Thank you Heavenly Father.

Our God is an awesome God

He reigns from heaven above

With wisdom, power, and love

Our God is an awesome God!!

Nov 7th - Fast Week

Tomorrow we go to our 2nd Speech Therapy at UT. Looking forward to learning more techniques and seeing how Alexandra has done. It is hard squeezing in the time everyday for language homework, but we try. She only wants to wear her implant at home (no hearing aid) which is good for practice.

Nov 4, 2012 - Dependency Happened Quickly

     We had our first real proof how much the CI (cochlear implant) already means to Alexandra after just 4 days. In the past when her hearing aid batteries went dead, often she wouldn't even notice. Today at church her CI battery ran down for the first time.  She was frantic even though her right hearing aid was still working. I cannot begin to express how thankful I am for how well everything has gone thus far and looking forward to improved hearing, speech, and overall language in the weeks and months to come. Cochlear's motto is "Hear Now and Always."

A little side note--

I was asked yesterday how long cochlear implants have been available. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved cochlear implant devices for adults in 1985 and for children in 1990.  Alexandra was born in 1995. 

                                                                 Psalms 100:1-5

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.  Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.  Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.  For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

11/1/12 - Speech Therapy

We had a wonderful hour of speech therapy. Jerry and I were able to observe through a 2-way mirror. Alexandra was doing so well, the therapist came out and asked if she was on the lowest program #1. She was since she had been activated only 24 hours earlier, and we were told to wait 4 days before we increased it to #2.  The therapist could not get over how great she was doing and told us to go ahead and imcrease it to #2. We have homework to do.  She heard the "S" sound for the first time in her life. Isn't that awesome!  So excited.

Thank you Lord!!