Teardrops

This song makes me smile whenever I hear it:
Click Here for Lyrics.
Drew Walks: Check
Drew Talks: We’re working on it!
Beautiful Girlfriend: In the distant, distant future!

Did I Hear You Correctly?

I am naive. I admit it. I did not think that we would have to deal with ignorant people so early in Drew’s life. I knew the time would come with others would look at him differently, but I thought the days of teasing and such would come in elementary and middle school.
On Saturday our [...]

Bilateral Cochlear Implants: Updates and Controversies Conference

Meet Drew’s friend Jonah.
Jonah is quite famous in the cochlear implant world in Columbus, Ohio. He’s been featured on the local news and in ad campaigns for Nationwide Children’s Hospital. That’s partly because he has been so successful being implanted with simultaneous, bilateral cochlear implants at a young age, but it’s also got to be [...]

Dr. Jacques Herzog – Cochlear Implant Surgeon

Back what seems like years ago, when we were totally in the dark as to the different ways we may be able to help Drew, we were fortunate enough to meet Dr. Jacques Herzog who is a cochlear implant surgeon in St. Louis.
We called upon many of our friends and family members to help us [...]

Bloggin’ Fun

Drew’s Dad suggested that we start a blog after finding out about Drew’s hearing loss. I wasn’t one for using the Internet for much more than email or on-line shopping, so I really did not think that I had the technical skills to be able to keep up my own blog.
I agreed to try, and [...]

He’s On the Move!

Drew has captured his balance enough to start walking! He took a couple of steps on New Year’s Day, and since then has taken some each day. We caught this tonight:
Usually Drew will just decide to walk instead of crawl, completely unprompted. In order to get him on video I had to give him a [...]

Do You Hear Me Now?

Drew had his six month mapping appointment this week. He was such a good boy for the booth testing and his mapping. All I need is a box of Cheerios and Drew is one happy little boy!
Drew’s audiologists had not seen him since November, so they were both thrilled to see how vocal Drew has [...]