Last Thursday - June 11th (6 weeks post activation) Ava decided that she would start babbling. YEA AVA! She's giving me mamamamama and rarararara. She is well on her way to acquiring speech. I have been waiting for this day and it came! I am so THRILLED!
That's awesome! I'm so excited for you. Troy babbles all the time, but since he doesn't have his CI yet, it's just noise. I can't wait till there is a reason behind it! GO AVA!
Ava was born June 30, 2008 and diagnosed with profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in September, 2008. She received simultaneous bilateral cochlear implants when she was 9 months old on March 31, 2009. Today she is 6 years old and is on par with her hearing peers of in terms of auditory comprehension and expressive language. I want to give parents of newly diagnosed babies with profound hearing loss HOPE.
I am married to a talented children's musician husband and together we enjoy seven unique and beautiful children. I "retired" as a corporate/commercial law clerk to stay at home with the kids. I love golf, gourmet cooking, jazz and ballet dancing and dates with my husband.
Two months Hearing
"or" (more)
"bah bah" (for the sheep) tongue clicking (for the horse)
bye bye
"bah boo" (for daddy)
ma ma (for mommy)
Four Months Hearing
poo poo (with the "p" sound too!)
"ea ee" (ready) up apple eye
Five Months Hearing (all approximations except Boo Boo) bread head flower Boo Boo (her teddy bear's name) meow sock milk don't touch (two words together!) ice cream
Six months plus hearing hat down Elmo daddy no nose cheese yogurt tick tock boo (for blue) head hair grandma purpo (purple) een (for green) eh wo (yellow)
Questions: "Where's ________" (insert common object) "What Happened?" (with such feeling too!) Names of all siblings Body parts: eyes, ears, toes, nose, elbow, legs, arms, knees, neck, teef (teeth) cheese cereal poon (spoon) pants diaper shoes boots mittens hat coat brush teef "want ______ (insert object) cracker keekee (cookie)
HOORAY for AVA!!!
ReplyDeleteYay Ava! So excited for you!
ReplyDeleteYAY AVA!!!! Happy days!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I'm so excited for you. Troy babbles all the time, but since he doesn't have his CI yet, it's just noise. I can't wait till there is a reason behind it! GO AVA!
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