Hearing Loss

2 Years of Speech
SJ said her first word just barely over two years ago, when she was three years old. She said "up" and pointed to go upstairs. I freaked out. Just a little bit. From then on [...]
Meeting a Project Runway Fashion Designer
A couple years ago my best friend called me to let me know that there was a deaf designer on Project Runway that signed and had a cochlear implant. I had never watched the show [...]
My Favorite Gift (SJ’s Christmas Message)
One of my all time favorite Messy Mom blog posts is The Littlest Christmas Star which I wrote this time last year . If you haven't read it I would encourage you to check it [...]

Meet Isabella

By Natalie|2023-06-12T06:20:00+00:00March 6, 2017|Categories: Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Special Needs|

For SJ's birthday this year I thought it would be really special if she got an American Girl doll and and then we could take the doll to the American Girl Doll Hospital for hearing aids. The problem is I knew we [...]

My Personal Hearing Loss Story

By Natalie|2023-06-12T06:19:00+00:00July 1, 2016|Categories: Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss|Tags: audiology, deaf, genetics, hard of hearing, hearing aids, hearing test|

This might be a bit of a bore, but I just got hearing aids and there are a lot of people shocked to learn that I have hearing loss. Shoot, even I am a little surprised in some ways. So [...]

Create Your Own Speech Therapy Book

By Natalie|2023-06-12T06:33:06+00:00March 21, 2016|Categories: Babies & Toddlers, Creativity, Hearing Loss, Schooling, Special Needs, Speech Therapy|Tags: customize board book, experience book, hearing loss, language book, shutterfly, speech book, speech delay, speech therapy|

When SJ was first diagnosed with hearing loss I was encouraged to create an experience book. Books are a great resource for speech delays anyway, but a book that has pictures and experiences that your child can directly identify with [...]

This Time is Different

By Natalie|2023-06-12T06:26:11+00:00December 28, 2015|Categories: Babies, Hearing Loss, My Life, Our Hearing Loss Journey|Tags: ABR, audiology, diagnosis, Elle, hearing loss|

I sat in the exam room with a tightness in my throat. I had felt fine, but as the reality of it all sank in the emotions rose up. I began to cry hot tears. I felt the need to [...]

Awaiting the ABR… Again

By Natalie|2023-06-12T06:29:15+00:00December 16, 2015|Categories: Babies, Hearing Loss, My Life, Our Hearing Loss Journey, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: ABR, babies, baby, baby #4, christmas, connexin 26, deaf, development, hearing loss, milestones, motherhood|

Elle is now 5 weeks old. She had her one month check up this week and is now 10 pounds 22 inches. The Doctor has been extremely impressed by her growth. Here is a side by side from her first [...]

Free Signing Time Video

By Natalie|2015-07-24T11:57:02+00:00July 24, 2015|Categories: Babies & Toddlers, Frugal Living, Hearing Loss, Schooling, Special Needs|Tags: ask, free video, sign language, signing time|

I have great news for you all today! Signing Time has a released a FREE Back to School Video Download. It's hard to believe that one of the stars of the show (little Leah) is now going off to college in [...]

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