school of the deaf annual spring show...

this year logan's class sang "firework", by katy perry, for the spring show.  the theme this year was "America".  he walked around the house for months singing that song and had to turn it up every time it came on the radio. 

 

here's a short video from their performance and logan's little solo.  logan is the one on the far right with the white shirt on.  i love his pose at the end, those kind of moves come from my side of the family! :)  enjoy!...
(you'll have to pause the music down at the bottom-right of the page in order to hear the video)
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great job guys!!

Watch a live Cochlear Implant Surgery...

I saw this off another CI blog and thought it looked interesting.

On Tuesday, the 24th, you can watch a Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implant surgery performed from University Hospitals Case Medical Center Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. The surgeon will even be taking questions from viewers, via email.

Click here for more details!

Happy Hearing Birthday!

It has been one year since Logan's world opened up in a whole new way! It has been quite the journey, one that I never thought would be as difficult or as rewarding as it is. I remember thinking that Logan would never develop spoken language, never hear the sounds of the world or enjoy the voices of his family. Now I love when I hear him whisper a secret to his brother, giggle at the funny noises his little brother makes and even talk back to me when he's been naughty!

I will be forever grateful to Logan's surgeons, audiology team and therapists who have invested their time and efforts to help him succeed. I wasn't prepared for what all of this entailed. I had no idea that teaching Logan to speak would be such an educational process and I appreciate these professionals for sharing their wisdom and patience with me.

What a better way to celebrate than to be receiving a second "ear". We are excited and anxious for Tuesday to come. Thanks for all you well wishes.

Here's to many more beautiful, loud hearing birthdays to come!

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Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Click here to see Logan one year ago today!

My Halloween Ears...

Logan's Spider Man stickers were getting old, so we decided to change them out. We have been talking so much about Halloween lately and learning all of the "scary" words, that Logan wanted "scary" stickers on his ears. We thought pirates would suffice. He loves them and shows them off to everyone. Before, getting him to wear the hearing aid was a struggle, but now, he wants to wear the aid as much as the CI!