A Christmas Blessing

What a difference a year makes. Last Christmas I was feeling like the Grinch. I didn't send out cards, buy many gifts or take part in many of the holiday festivities. This year is completely different. I'm so excited and so is Aubrey! I am feeling so blessed because of how well everything has gone with her surgery and progress. Plus, we just had another ENT appointment and her left ear tube is no longer blocked. No more surgeries for Aubrey in the near future and no ENT visits for 6 months, if all goes well.

Aubrey continues to respond to environmental sounds that she typically did not respond to previously. We were sitting in the living room the other day and something dropped in the kitchen. She immediately responded and said "what that" and then went "boom, boom". She also heard a car with a bad muffler in the lane next to us today and started saying "motorcycle." It's all very cool. She's also starting to hear the doorbell, which is a first. She never wants her implant off and if I even touch it, she says "don't touch it, keep it on." The surgeon said this is a very good sign and she should do well. Voice distinction will take some time, but she is responding to my voice more each day.

Aubrey is becoming quite sassy with her new found confidence. With her new haircut and ear she thinks she rules the roost. At school, she walked into a room and someone was in "her seat" and she walked right up to them and said "that's my spot." The teachers had never seen her do this before. Plus, she usually always dances and sings in private or in her small group. Now all of a sudden she is singing and dancing in front of everyone and in the hallways at school. It's a true Christmas miracle.

Here are a few pictures of her new hair and ear. :) Happy Holidays everyone!!