How To Swim With A Cochlear Implant On

This video gives us hope for those hot, humid days in mid summer. Many times we have sat and wondered “How can Drew swim with a his cochlear implant on?”
At first we figured it couldn’t be done. We thought that we’d have to just keep a close eye on him, maybe communicate solely [...]

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!

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 [...]

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 [...]

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

We had an enjoyable Christmas, spent at home with family. There were many wonderful moments throughout the day, but this was the highlight:
In the video, my sister sped up the ‘beat’ and Drew started bouncing to the music. The video really doesn’t show just how much fun Drew had playing with his sisters’ princess piano [...]

Mary, Did You Know?

I love Christmas! The snow, the shopping, the decorating, the family gatherings, the Christmas lights, the list goes on. I just love it! And now with my own children to share in the joy of the season, I love it even more. I am so excited to see Drew and his big Sister’s face on [...]

Jingle Bells Part 2

We took Drew and his big Sister to visit Santa last night. The line to visit Santa was very long. Parents all around us were standing in line, frustrated with their misbehaving kids, many threatening to take their children home without seeing Santa. Not Drew’s Dad and I, however. Drew and his Sister were very [...]

What Happened to Mama?

Drew is talking…a lot. But what happened to Mama?!?
Drew has quite the personality. I think he is saying “Dada” on purpose! Every time I ask him to say “Mama” he says “Dada”. Actually, my daughter did the exact same thing. She said “ma ma ma ma” first and then went months before she said it [...]

Drew Can Say "Yea!"

We’re not counting this as the official first word, but Drew said “Yea!” the other night. While we ate dinner Drew was doing a great job eating his table food, so Drew’s Dad and I were clapping for him and saying “Yea, Drew!” On the way home, Drew decided to say “Yea!” We grabbed the [...]

Imitating Sounds

Two and a half months ago our little boy could not hear anything! O.K., Maybe he could hear a jet engine sitting right next to his ear, but for all intense and purposes, he couldn’t hear. But two months after bilateral cochlear implant surgery we are singing a different tune. Our boy can hear, and [...]