http://speakshermind.redmonk.net Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:38:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Starting with the present and moving backwards... We just celebrated Sophie's 1 Year Adoption Day on Saturday, November 1. We made her a "medal" that said "I was adopted today!" and had coffee cake for breakfast and bought her a two-wheel bike (with training wheels, of course). She loved ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/11/03/one-of-those-catch-you-up-posts Jake has moved on to a new home tonight. No, he isn't dead. Far from it - he's quite healthy and still rather spunky. Unfortunately, he and Sophie continue to be incompatible. She still can't seem to learn to leave him be, so he was fighting ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/07/30/farewell-feline-friend Adelina is attending two summer classes: Cooking and Writing Sophie started her summer pre-school class (more like camp) yesterday - looks like fun! It's only two days a week for 3 hours each time. Adelina is making some nice progress in gymnastics. Sophie is making some amazing progress with her CI's. ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/06/10/summer-goings-on We put a pool in over the "winter". We bought the heater so we can enjoy it in the spring months, so we have thoroughly enjoyed it already and we are looking forward to a fun and long swim season. Here are the girls in some new swimsuits: http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/05/13/welcome-to-the-swim-season Wow, nothing happens simply in our house.  I have so much to share.  Let's see... do I begin with my youngest profoundly deaf daughter, who is now learning how to listen to sounds - successfully (among many other accomplishments)!?  Or with my older daughter, who is now being partially home ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/04/23/mustblog We finally uploaded some pictures.  More are coming, but there are 3 new albums in the gallery.  Enjoy! http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/03/31/pictures-4 Sophie got both her implants activated yesterday with BTE Harmony Processors.  The 2 hour appointment was a bit trying at times and she went through periods where she did NOT want to have anything on her ears anymore.  I was getting concerned that this was going to be harder than ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/03/15/sophie-is-listening Sorry for the silence.  Things are going very well in our house.  Our pool is finished and we've enjoyed it twice.  Weather here is beautiful and Easter is coming soon, so spring is very much in the air.  Adelina is feeling much better and has had another "language leap", which ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/03/12/brief-life-update This is a very interesting article and helpful for those of you who still aren't quite sure what a CI even is. http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/03/12/the-future-of-cochlear-implants Way Cool! http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/03/04/cochlear-implant-activated-via-the-internet Poor Adelina has been sick since she woke up on Saturday (or more likely, Friday night).  I thought she was getting better since yesterday she was free of fever the entire day without taking any pain reliever/fever reducer.  And Monday she was mostly fever free towards the second half of ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/02/27/sick-kid Sophie's surgery was Thursday and she came through it like a trooper.  They successfully implanted both sides with full insertion, which is the goal.  She was recovering from a cold, so the anesthesiologist was ready to call it off if she showed any signs of respiratory distress, but fortunately, she ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/02/23/sophie-had-her-surgery I'm so angry and .... well, I don't know the word!  Adelina - who is still 6 for a few more days - is not yet home from school.  It's a Friday night and my computer time is 6:43 pm!  Her school dismisses at 3 pm and she is typically ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/02/15/if-ever-i-had-a-reason-to-be-irate-this-is-it I had been keeping quiet about this, but I'm ready to post about it and explain what we know.  We had an appointment today for Sophie to see a retinal specialist because the pediatric opthalmalogist she saw a few weeks ago had observed some abnormal cells in the pigments of ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/02/09/no-news-is-good-news Here are a few of the latest happenings: Adelina greeted Sophie and I after our swim class in a super hero costume complete with the words "Power Girl" across her chest. Steve took pictures with the iSight camera and hopefully will blog about it since it was his fun time ... http://speakshermind.redmonk.net/archives/2008/01/30/busy-goings-on-at-our-house