Do All Babies have CI’s?

I was having a conversation with my daughter over dinner the other night that took a funny turn.
“Were you ever a baby like Drew,” I asked her, curious of her answer.
“Yes. I was a baby. Now I a big girl,” she said. Then she continued the conversation, taking it in a direction I never imagined. [...]

Mama Had a Baby and His Ears Popped Off!

The list of things that I thought I would never say just got longer.
I took the kids to The Center of Science and Industry for the first time today. We had a great time playing in the Bob the Builder and Water exhibits, eating lunch and taking in an electric light show. I think we [...]

A Conversation with My Daughter

As we were getting ready for bed, our conversation went something like this…
Me: “What do you use to hear?”
Her: “My ears!” (Breaking into song) “I use my ears to hear. I use my ears to hear.”
Me: “What does Drew use to hear?”
Her: (Pausing for a moment) “Ear plants!”
Ear plants. I love it! Maybe it will [...]

Championship Bound!

Drew and his family would like to congratulate the Oklahoma Sooners on their defeat of the Missouri Tigers in the Big 12 Championship game last night. We have been Oklahoma Sooners fans for the past seven days, and clearly our loyalty paid off.
We would also like to congratulate the Pittsburgh Panthers on their upset victory [...]

CI Cookout

We attended the annual Cochlear Implant Cookout held by Children’s Hospital yesterday. It was a great opportunity to meet other children with cochlear implants and their families. Drew and his sister had a great time despite the very hot weather. Drew’s Dad and I had fun talking with parents, both ones we knew prior to [...]

How Lucky is Drew?

He’s pretty lucky. It’s true: Drew is blessed with the best big sister a little boy could ask for! She talks to him constantly (actually, she talks constantly to anyone that will listen, or if no one is listening, she’ll talk to herself!). She loves to “help” put his “C.I.” on each morning and after [...]

Conversation With My Daughter

Drew’s sister returned home today. She stayed at Gam-ma’s yesterday while we were with Drew during his surgery. She had a fun time at Gam-ma’s house. She went with Gam-ma and Aunt Angie to the zoo. She had a blast!
When she got home today she immediately noticed the bandages on Drew’s head. She was a [...]

Thanks to Drew’s Mom

I was sitting alone on the hospital couch which had served as my bed the night before. I think I was using my laptop, or reading – I don’t recall. Drew’s Mom was enjoying her first shower after becoming a Mom to her little boy.
A soft ‘knock’ pierced the silence, and I rose and strode [...]

Drew’s Sister Is A Blessing

In all this excitement and concern over Drew’s hearing, sometimes I get worried that someone is getting neglected. That someone is our two-year-old daughter.
The books say that bringing home a new child can be traumatic to their older sibling(s), and so naturally we were a bit concerned. It ended up that Drew is [...]