Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving! Drew and his family hope you are having a wonderful day, surrounded by friends and family, reflecting on all you have to be thankful for. Throughout the month, many of my Facebook friends have been sharing daily things they are thankful for. Some of the things I am thankful for:Sunshine ~ God's Love ~ Slobbery Kisses ~ "Backburgers" ~ Fall Leaves ~ Dancing ~ "I feel better!" ~ Family Movie Night ~ Our Home ~ Unconditional Love ~ Drew's School ~ "Oh, oh oh oh oooo" ~ Family Walks ~ Freedom ~ Our Dog and the kids' love for our dog ~ Mommy Mornings ~ My Mom & Dad ~ Our Health ~ Drew's Words ~ Donut Mornings ~ Music ~ An Afternoon at the

Drew and his sist...
Drew and his sister are pictured with Drew's Cochlear Implant Surgeon, Dr. Richard Kang, in the latest edition "Spotlight". The article is highlighting the work being done by the Hearing Team Parent Advisory Board, of which I am a member.Our cochlear implant program has been experiencing some growing pains, which our family has personally encountered, and as a result forced us to make

Having Trouble Keeping CI's on Your Little Girl?
When Drew was first diagnosed with hearing loss, I spent all of my time researching cochlear implants, talking to professionals, at doctors appointments, with one goal in mind: getting Drew implanted at as early of an age as I could. What I didn't think about was the post-activation time. Sure, I knew he would need multiple mappings, and that the implants would be slowly activated to the hearing we have established for him today and that we would spend a lot of time in therapy. But I didn't consider how difficult just keeping his cochlear implants on his head would be!To celebrate Drew's activation, we had lunch with family at Champp's. By the end of the lunch,

Blog Friends
I'm thankful that November has brought so many of our Internet friends to our hometown! Drew and Lily got to meet up a week ago, their first reunion since attending the Moog Summer Workshop together. They both have grown so much in 3 1/2 short months, both in size, but most recognizably in language! Lily is a talking machine!

Preparing for the IEP Meeting: Booklet
As your IEP meeting approaches, you may want to create a booklet that highlights your child, and provides the IEP team with important documents that help the team decide on appropriate educational services.Table of Contents: