Joshua eating spaghetti
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Here he is - the messy one - eating spaghetti and apparently he was tired so he kept rubbing his eyes and that made us nervous because of the sauce possibly stinging his eyes so since it didn't seem to bother him, we decided it was a kodak moment and I don't even have kodak. enjoy!
Outside fun
Here are a bunch of pictures of us outside. They are a bit blurry because the setting on my camera was wrong and didn't know it. Also, the duplicate you see below is because yesterday Mike was going to put the pictures on the blog and couldn't because the camera batteries died but he never signed out so I posted them today and then the blogger thought it was Monday and it said "error" so I posted it again and if that makes any sense, then you know why it was posted twice.
Outside fun
I never knew teaching Annie to ride her bike would require so much patience; after all, she has picked up every other talent like a natural. (Mike) She seems to want to go backwards instead of forwards but going backwards is impossible because of the brakes. (A)
Outside fun
Monday, September 17, 2007
I never knew teaching Annie to ride her bike would require so much patience; after all, she has picked up every other talent like a natural. (Mike) She seems to want to go backwards instead of forwards but going backwards is impossible because of the brakes. (A)
Implant Anniversary
Friday, August 31, 2007
Three years ago, October 24, 2004, my cochlear implant was activated. For 18 years I suffered in the realms of amplified sounds via bilateral digital hearing aids. Many moons ago, when CI technology peeked over the horizon, I resisted the audiologists recommendation for the operation.
Looking back at what three years has taught me, and what the future may or may not promise. I have learned there is beauty in silence and in hearing; each person has a unique voice of distinctive harmony. NO longer do I have to stretch my neck or my eyes to investigate sound. There are many factors to successful speech discrimination, and within speech is clarity, tone and inflection. I have learned that facial expression is one small component of self-expression - tone and volume are other important factors too. I never realized a person could keep a straight-face yet have the most stern, serious voice with an angry tone. I have learned that young children can cry out of hunger, fatigue, urgency or loneliness. I have become a better, more understanding parent.
I'm wearing the most technological advanced Cochlear Implant on the market; the promise of better technology is all part of Advanced Bionics' mission to ensure the internal device can be upgraded via the external processor (i.e., I will not undergo additional surgery).
I have traveled throughout the United States sharing my story, my journey to hearing, from a world of silence-filled with depression and confusion. Many have been touched, and even made the personal decision to pursue a Cochlear Implant, including my oldest brother, Fred.
I love hearing, I love the freedom I have gained with my Cochlear Implant, and I look forward to additional self-discovery. I look forward to acoustically challenging environments, such as concert halls and banquet facilities. I look forward to my ever-expanding horizon of hearing, because within sound I have discovered is the beauty of life.
Welcome Home Mercy!
This is our good friends beautiful new daughter from China. She is so precious. I long for our time to adopt.
Jockey's Ridge
Here is one of the many views of Jockey's Ridge - An amazingly huge (14 story) sand dune in the Outer Banks of NC. It's gorgeous at sunset an even though I've been many many times it never ceases to amaze me. God is so interesting in His creation. :) I wonder what could be under all that sand? More sand or a ship wreck or dinosaurs?
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