Happy Birthday, Adelina 2/19/2007
Today is Adelina’s birthday. She is 6 years old!
Yesterday was her dedication at church. It was so nice. God has blessed us with a new church family (since about October of last year) and we were glad to take this important step in our lives as parents.
Yesterday was also her birthday party. She had a range of friends over. Some were from school, some from the neighborhood, and some from churches both present and past. She had a wonderful time and behaved like a gracious hostess to her friends and adult guests. We had games and a pinata along with the expected cake & ice cream and presents. It was a fun party and she revelled in the attention!
On Saturday, she got her ears pierced. She has since shown her new ears to anyone who will look. I must admit, the light pink studs we picked (with her help) are very pretty!
Also on Saturday, we finally got her iPod (yes, she has a hand-me-down iPod) to work with her processor! This is very cool. Basically, she plugs a cord directly into her processor and presses “play” on the iPod and nobody else hears a sound. Her eyes light up and she says, “it works! I hear music!” The music is transmitted directly into her auditory nerve. Sounds are perceived, yet no tree fell anywhere! She was so excited, and we are thrilled too because this is something that will continue to develop her listening skills with her implanted ear. How many of the rest of us wish we could listen to our iPods straight from iPod to the brain!?
