Yesterday (17th March) was Savannahs 1st Birthday! 1year ago my baby girl was born!
WOW time truly flies, but more so what a year it has been!
Whoever thought after such a blessing we would have gone through the biggest emotional roller coaster of a year! Of course i wouldn't change it for the world, it has made our family stronger & opened my eyes & changed me in a way i could never really explain. All for the better of course :)
Savannah still ceases to amaze me with how much she is learning with just her hearing aides & how well she is talking & starting to understand what we are saying.
Her hearing loss is quite severe so for her to be doing this well is always reassuring.
So far to date Savannah can say:
Mama
Dadda
Nana
Bubba
Up (which is her new word)
Ta (which we have only heard a few times as this is new too)
Brmmm (which is a VERY new word that she is recognising as the sound for Car)
I am happy at where is she, of course more words are great but we are working on them!
She has taken 2 steps & really wants to walk but isn't quite their yet which is ok, but with the new baby due in 3 weeks i would LOVE for her to be starting to walk to give poor mamas back a break..lol
She also has 4 teeth now, 2 top & 2 bottom & boy oh boy this baby girl does not like teething! :(
Nothing seems to work for her, so its basically in bed with us, or 2-3 bottles of milk a night! grr
We also have to use the cap when shes teething as she just refuses to keep the hearing aides in, not a biggie but i LOVED not having that on, but its not all the time so it isn't too bad!
We had a birthday party for Savannah a few weeks ago & she absolutely loved it. I did notice though she refused with every power to not have hearing aides in. I think with all the kids & adults there it was just overload for her & she really didn't like it. I also didn't want to put her cap on either so i let it go for the afternoon, but as soon as the guests left she was quite happy to have them back in.
We are appt free for a few months, only have our speech therapy & deaf school programs which is on Fridays, so when we revisit the implant clinic in May we will know more & most likely have a definite answer on whether or not Savannah will be implanted!
So ill keep updated when the time comes.
Here are some pictures of Savannahs bday Party & Her bday yesterday :)
Whoever thought after such a blessing we would have gone through the biggest emotional roller coaster of a year! Of course i wouldn't change it for the world, it has made our family stronger & opened my eyes & changed me in a way i could never really explain. All for the better of course :)
Savannah still ceases to amaze me with how much she is learning with just her hearing aides & how well she is talking & starting to understand what we are saying.
Her hearing loss is quite severe so for her to be doing this well is always reassuring.
So far to date Savannah can say:
Mama
Dadda
Nana
Bubba
Up (which is her new word)
Ta (which we have only heard a few times as this is new too)
Brmmm (which is a VERY new word that she is recognising as the sound for Car)
I am happy at where is she, of course more words are great but we are working on them!
She has taken 2 steps & really wants to walk but isn't quite their yet which is ok, but with the new baby due in 3 weeks i would LOVE for her to be starting to walk to give poor mamas back a break..lol
She also has 4 teeth now, 2 top & 2 bottom & boy oh boy this baby girl does not like teething! :(
Nothing seems to work for her, so its basically in bed with us, or 2-3 bottles of milk a night! grr
We also have to use the cap when shes teething as she just refuses to keep the hearing aides in, not a biggie but i LOVED not having that on, but its not all the time so it isn't too bad!
We had a birthday party for Savannah a few weeks ago & she absolutely loved it. I did notice though she refused with every power to not have hearing aides in. I think with all the kids & adults there it was just overload for her & she really didn't like it. I also didn't want to put her cap on either so i let it go for the afternoon, but as soon as the guests left she was quite happy to have them back in.
We are appt free for a few months, only have our speech therapy & deaf school programs which is on Fridays, so when we revisit the implant clinic in May we will know more & most likely have a definite answer on whether or not Savannah will be implanted!
So ill keep updated when the time comes.
Here are some pictures of Savannahs bday Party & Her bday yesterday :)
Happy Birthday Savannah! Her cake was adorable, love all the pink!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Savannah!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy (belated) Birthday Savannah! How cool that you're a St. Patty's Day baby just like Aiden! It's a fun day to have a birthday! We look forward to wishing you a happy birthday every year as we watch you grow and follow your amazing story! and oh, those big 'ol brown eyes - heartbreakers indeed!
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