Can't hear you...

It is so nice to hear the world talk about the President elect of the USA, it looks like a breath of fresh air. Everybody seems to have hopes for the future and hopes on this man's ability to make things better not only here but all over the planet. I am so happy that even though I didn't have the chance to vote, it happened the way I was wishing for. I think this is great for the USA.

Es tan bueno oir al mundo entero hablar sobre el nuevo Presidente de los EEUU, parece como un poco de aire fresco. Todo el mundo parece tener esperanza en el fututo y esperanza en la habilidad e este hombre de mejorar las cosas no solo aqui sino que tambien en el resto del planeta. Estoy feliz de que aunque no haya tenido la oportunidad de votar, ocurrio de la manera que habia deseado. Creo que es estupendo para los EEUU.

In Luca's news he is doing GREAT with his cochlear implants. I can see a difference between just one and two. I can see him turning to his name in the right direction right away, which DID NOT happen before. I can see him absorbing words, and sounds that took him longer before like a sponge and babbling a lot and the best for us, when one falls off, which happens quite often, the other is still on and I can remind him to put it back on. It is just great. He goes around with those long cables and those red lights and looks like a Christmas tree, he is happy and I love seeing my bionic little boy. It is wonderful seeing him respond and terrible flashbacks come back when he is not hearing again for whatever reason. I am so used to have a hearing child now that it's really hard when he doesn't have his implant on or when they don't work. What a wonderful invention.

Respecto a Luca, esta ESTUPENDAMENTE con sus implantes cocleares. Veo una diferencia clara entre uno y dos implantes. Le veo mirar en la direccion correcta cuando se le llama, que antes NO hacia. Le noto como absorbe las palabras y los sonidos, y sonidos que tardaba mucho en producir ahora los absorbe como una esponja y los balbucea y lo mejor para nosotros es que, cuando uno se le cae, que ocurre bastante a menudo, el otro aun sigue puesto y le puedo recordar que se lo vuelva a colocar. Es increible. Va por ahi con esos cables largos colgandole y las luces rojas que parece un arbolito de navidad, es un ninho feliz y me encanta ver a mi ninhito bionico. Me encanta verle responder y terribles recuerdos me vienen a la cabeza cuando no oye de nuevo por cualquier razon. Estoy tan acostumbrada a tener a un ninho oyente ahora que es muy dificil cuando no oye porque no los tiene puestos o cuando no funcionan. Que invencion mas maravillosa.

Today we went to have the programing of one of his implants. He did good and then he was tested in the booth. He sits on my lap, the audiologist beeps at different frequencies and he is supposed to respond so that we can tell at what levels he is hearing. Funny thing, when there is sound in such a silent room like that, his implants' lights turn on. Well, I know now that I do have a mild hearing loss because sometimes I see the light but I hear no sound, but he DOES! and basically that means that with his cochlear implants, he hears better than his mother. Isn't that amazing??? It kind of makes me feel old.

Hoy fuimos a que le programaran uno de sus implantes. Le fue bien y luego le hicieron un test en la camara insonorizada. Se sienta encima mio, la audiologa poner pitidos a diferentes frecuencias y el se supone que tiene que responder cuando los oiga para que sepamos a que niveles oye. Lo mas gracioso es que cuando hay sonido en esa sala tan silenciosa, sus implantes se encienden. Bueno, ahora se que YO tengo una perdida leve de audicion porque a veces veo la luz pero no oigo nada, pero el SI! y eso significa que con los implantes cocleares, el escucha mejor que su madre. Que increible no??? Y me hace sentir un poco vieja.

And finally we had his first 3 year old celebration at school. He will have another one next week on his birthday at his new school and then again with all the family and friends around here. Maybe by then he will know how to blow candles...

Y al final tuvimos su celebracion del tercer cumpleanhos en el cole. Tendra otra la semana que viene en su cole nuevo y otra de nuevo con la familia y amigos de por aqui. Quizas por entonces sabra como soplar las velas...

This is after opening some cards I made for the kids with Luca's picture. He was very excited and so were his friends.

Y esto es despues de abrir unas tarjetas que hice para los ninhos con la foto de Luca. El estaba emocionadisimo y tambien lo estaban sus amigos.