Nothing new here in Blakely land. Brook did discover her glasses holder (wooden animal bought at Wal Mart for glasses) will also hold her processors as well while she’s in the shower… Just going through the motions til Oct 18 arrives, which is Gage’s surgery date. I’m Read More
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Oct 18…
August 31st, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
It has been confirmed, little man will have his right “ear” replaced along w/a scar reduction (whatever you would call removing part of a thick keloid scar) on October 18…Here was video of that ear and how well it did when he first got it last year, even after being unaided for Read More
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Meet Turdy
August 29th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
B’s gonna be sad today when I tell her we need to find Turdy a home. He needs to be in his natural environment and not constantly in the hands of a six year old. She says things like, “Awww Turdy, come on girl or boy, come on!” But we will find him a real home later today. B Read More
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and this is where we are…
August 26th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
I took this photo at 7:30 this morning while he watched the construction workers build a new Children’s Hospital and while I nervously awaited to lay eyes on my Cochlear peeps. We were scheduled in late Sept. to our next round of integrity testing w/them but earlier this week I had Read More
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Quick update
August 20th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
So busy! I’ve been subbing most of the week at school…my Examiner.com writing has haulted due to site upgrades, the kids have been well and are getting used to school by now…so until I get time to do some real posting here, I’m leaving you with a couple of oldies, but Read More
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I met Riley!!
August 15th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
that’s right Riley from Sound Check Mama !! Both she and her mama are gorgeous and fabulous! Brook has issues when her feet are not on solid ground (just like I do!!) so I had to come to her rescue, lol We had a great time in Decatur at the PEEPs event. Most of the kids that came Read More
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So far so good
August 10th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
So far so good on the school situations! No check marks for behavior!! Woop woop! I figured out Gage is more comfortable with his sensitivity turned down to 6 instead of at 12 on the right, troubled ear. His Fm is working well and he’s not coming home exhausted which is usually his Read More
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Basket Case
August 9th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
I was already emotional when another parent came up to me and explained how upset her son was when he found out he wasn’t in Gage’s class because “what if they don’t know how to take care of Gage?” he asked her! That’s all I needed to go straight to down the Read More
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Depressing news
August 6th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
As if B’s last HINT (hearing in noise test) wasn’t bad enough, my oldest child who has had four cochlear implant surgeries already, could still face another in his future. His right ear which is holding it’s one and only ci (so far) which was inserted just over a year ago, Read More
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Got tape?
August 4th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
And once again we pack up our supplies to walk thru those school doors on Monday YIPEE Here is our emergency backpack kit that I place w/each child so they are prepared to replace batteries or tape should they need to. Four and a half glorious days! And I’m only kidding, sort of we Read More
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Wall of Inspiration
August 2nd, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Gage’s name is 5th one down in blue, click on photo to enlarge it. We received this framed photo w/a pic of the new hospital behind it. They got toy ‘hard hats’ and binoculars and best of all, cupcakes! I was really touched to be in the same room w/all these amazing kids. Read More
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Our visit to the radio station
July 27th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Today, Gage and I travelled into the big city to pre-record an interview to be aired in September during a radio-a-thon benefiting our Children’s Hospital. We will go live on-air during that show as well but today was to give them something they can play over and over Read More
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Water park anxiety
July 25th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
It does get better as my kids age…I’m talking about my water park anxiety. All parents have a certain amount of fear I guess taking more than one kid to a large crowded water park, and likely they fear drowning or separation. However, when your kids can’t hear even simple Read More
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Can you hear me now?
July 23rd, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Wow, talk about unexpected news! All this time we’ve been worried about Gage’s right ear that isn’t doing as fabulous as it really should…and B’s the one with the surprise. And again, I’m being blessed with patience when I thought I had run out. The good Read More
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Teaching an old dog new tricks
July 22nd, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Wow, have I got a lot to learn! I wrote my first article yesterday for Examiner.com (click here for my page) and realized writing in AP down style is harder than it looks. I had my title as No Insurance? and was corrected by one of the biggies there as No insurance? conforming to AP down style of Read More
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In 20 Days…
July 20th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
general news: More rainbows at my house, gotta love it! Not that I’m counting, but in 20 days we go back to school…which means I go back to being ‘on call’ for my duties as a substitute teacher (big yay! I could use a pay check!) Gage had his buddy spend the night last Read More
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By habit
July 16th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
And just out of habit, I still do all my noisy chores while my kids are sleeping so that when they wake, they have a better listening environment. We may not spend our entire days working on language development we could use some serious de-languaging around here truth be known but old habits Read More
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When pitbulls attack…
July 13th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
We have so much Blakely drama I could start our own Glee club. Really. On this episode of our continuing series I like to call WHO LIED TO ME?? we discover what happens when pitbulls attack. This episode is also brought to you by McDonald’s. WHO LIED TO ME began over six years ago when I Read More
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Park
July 12th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Today we went to the park on the fly when we found out “S” was in town from FL. She’s the young lady who comes up each year to spend Summer w/her grandparents. I was happy to see who was on the line when our phone rang this morning and w/in 15 min. we were on our way to meet Read More
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Sounds of a Cicada
July 11th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
My kids LOVE hearing cicadas. Brook got pinched by one so she now wears gloves. And no we were not having grilled cicadas. We found him at seven am this morning, as we began our day outside. It is so hot here in Bama, we are always willing to walk into the water that sprays from a garden Read More
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Sandy Cheeks
July 6th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
I’ve never really thought about this until the other day when I heard the character voice of Sandy Cheeks from Spongebob…on a different show. When I figured out Brooklyn was watching either Wow Wow Wubbzy which is the most horrible show at modelling good speech or was it the Read More
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4th Fun…
July 4th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Put on your heels and BAKE! I was told, “Mama, please let me do it all, I’m smart enough….I’ve been a baker before!” She did a fabulous job. We are all set for the fourth of July! Smoke bombs have already been spotted in my yard. I asked the lady at the fireworks Read More
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Because It Rains…
June 30th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Because sometimes it rains, we can do this… …just take off those ‘ears’ and play in the rain. I am completely exhausted by the end of each 14 hour shift every day, but we are having fun. Less than six weeks left of our summer off from school. I really do miss work, Read More
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He’ll Just Drill Your Ear
June 28th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
So Brook had an ear ache ALL WEEKEND. She got me up several times last night in major pain. Finally when she woke, her ear was draining…..ahhh relief! I already had drops for that so I put some in while I awaited the ENT nurse to call me back. Since this is her second infection this month, Read More
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Yes, deaf children can use the phone independently
June 27th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Brook has yet another suspected ear infection. I’m just gonna bypass her pediatrician this time since she hasn’t seen her ENT in a while and see what he says. This is the opposite ear and last time the omnicef didn’t seem to help, she continued to hurt for more than a week til Read More
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a hummingbird…
June 24th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Nothing excites a hearing-deaf child more than discovering a sound for the first time. Yesterday, Brook came in bubbling over, “Come here Mama, Come here, I heard a hummingbird!” So I grabbed my video camera and let her tell me all about it. Read More
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Busy Bee & Cat Speech Therapy
June 23rd, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
So I’ve been a busy bee (those are real bees from my back yard!) reading and posting all things relevant to Alabama PEEPS either on that blog or on the PEEPs facebook page (see blog) regarding hearing loss in our Alabama kiddos. Lots to do here in Alabama and trying to move quickly but Read More
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Happy Father’s Day
June 20th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Happy Father’s Day! I was blessed to have a great Daddy growing up and now I am blessed to also have a great father-in-law too who gave me his son who is Super Dad so Happy Father’s Day! We had my annual family bbq last night. My husband grilled us up some goodies, the kids Read More
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That is awesome!
June 13th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
While on the phone this morning with my six year old child (who spent the night w/my mother) I said, “Ask Nanny if she needs more squash.” She immediately shouted to another room, “Nanny, do you need more squash?” So what? She is a deaf child, speaking to her mother via Read More
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We’re Pooped
June 10th, 2010 by Cochlear Kids
Nah, not that kinda pooped, I guess I should say we’ve been pooped on. And after they finished spreading what led to such an nice aroma around the house of chicken manure, they politely came back this morning to spread lime to neutralize the soil. See… Can’t wait see Read More
