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 I started documenting everything. Okay, [...]
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 before that or since then, [...]
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 out. It's about SJ's first [...]
SJ Latest Vocab Explosion
This was one of my most recent updates about SJ's progress in her cochlear implant journey, which was posted August 12, 2014. "I feel like we have been at a stand still over the summer. I always keep a log [...]
SJ’s 2nd Year of Preschool
I can't believe this will be SJ's last year of preschool. I never necessarily even planned for my children to even go to preschool, but as you know SJ case is a little different. The idea that a year from now she [...]
More Than Words Can Say
*This was originally written over a year ago. Sometimes I just need to write even if I keep it to myself, but today, on the 2nd anniversary of her diagnosis, I am ready to share.* In the world of hearing [...]