thankful for my ears: somethin’ fishy

who says you can’t pet your fish?

and for your next trick…

Reese Speaks

"Mama" 12/11
"Dada" 12/11
"Aah" (Airplane) 1/12
"Bubb" (Bubbles) 1/12
"Baooon" (Balloon) 2/12
"Bana" (Banana) 2/12
"Grrr" (Bear) 3/12
"Up" 3/12
"All du" (All done) 3/12
"Moo" (Cow) 3/12
"Meo, meo" (Cat) 6/12
"Da Da" (Dallin) 7/12
"Doown" 7/12
"Ugh, ugh" (monkey) 7/12
"Baa" (sheep) 7/12
"Sssss" (Snake) 7/12
"All done" 8/12
"Mommy" 9/12
"Doggy!" 11/12
"Daddy" 11/12
"Dallin" 11/12
"Alexander!" 12/12
"Put it down." 12/12
"Pacifier" 12/12
"Over there" 12/12
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Alexander's Story

Alexander was born with a severe to profound bilateral hearing loss. We have since learned it is because his cochleas were developed inverted which could have caused the loss.

The news left us mourning for him. The thought of our newborn baby not being able to hear all of the sweet sounds God created made our hearts literally ached. Being devastated and overwhelmed, not knowing what the future would hold for him we turned to prayer to gain a better understanding.

Over time we have realized he can do ANYTHING despite having a hearing loss. The bilateral cochlear implants paired with his contagious personality makes him limitless.

See his progress: From Silence to Sound.

Alexander Speaks

"ball" 1/09
"aaaah" (airplane) 2/09
"roar" (tiger) 2/09
"grrr" (bear) 2/09
"mooo" (cow) 2/09
"mama" 4/09
"mmm" (milk) 4/09
"quack, quack" 4/09
"eeee" (spider) 4/09
"no" 5/09
"meow" 5/09
"moe" (more) 5/09
"ark, ark" (seal) 5/09
"oo, oo" (monkey) 5/09
"uup" (up) 5/09
"gooo" (go) 5/09
"op'n" (open) 5/09
"uff,uff" (woof=dog) 5/09
"r'oll" (roll) 5/09
"no, no" 5/09
"we o we o" (firetruck) 5/09
"waa" (water) 6/09
"aaole" (apple) 7/09
"arr, arr" (seal) 7/09
"ooba" (balloon) 8/09
"nana" (banana) 8/09
"shh" 8/09
"dada" 8/09
"mama" 8/09
"ight" (light) 8/09
"tash" (trash) 8/09
"mill" (milk) 8/09
"all" (all done) 8/09
"eat" 9/09
"cacker" (cracker) 9/09
"sss" (snake) 9/09
"baby" 9/09
"cookie" 9/09
"push" 9/09
"squeeze" 9/09
"hello" 10/09
"boy" 10/09
"jacket" 11/09
"socks" 11/09
"please" 11/09
"dada gone" 12/09
"dallin eat" 12/09
"mama down" 12/09
"where are you?" 1/10
"hello everybody" 1/10
"go taxi" 1/10
"airplane in the sky" 2/10
"i want more milk" 2/10
"come play football." 4/10
"no thank you zachary!" 4/10
"my turn, alexander wants a try." 5/10

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3.02.2011

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