I cannot begin to explain just how much this surgery has changed her life already and am so thankful that we live in place and time where things like this can just be "fixed".
We have come to realize just how much she could NOT hear before this surgery. With a baby, you don't always realize that they aren't doing the "normal" things that a baby does because they all do things at different times.
Before her surgery, Janessa would dance if she heard music. Now, we realize that she only danced if the music was right next to her or really loud. Now, if there is something faint and in the distance she not only stops to dance, but she also sings along...so precious!
A few days post surgery, we were all in the car and our older two were in the back laughing about something...Janessa mimicked them and joined in...adorable.
She is making sounds she just plain could not make before without the roof of her mouth. goo goo, gaa gaa...normal baby sounds had never come out before.
Before surgery she called us all mama. Now she is saying Hi, Bye bye, and dada....two weeks folks!
She just needed to hear.
What an amazing blessing.
And...on top of it all....food no longer comes out of her nose when she is eating! Yay Janessa!
On Tuesday we go the all clear from the doctor to take her arm braces off and let her go back to "normal life". Here she is walking with her push toy today...she is usually much faster but it is still cute!
Way to go, Janessa!
ReplyDeleteAren't kids amazing, Chrissy?
She certainly tolerated the, "no-nos" well!!