This past Monday was so awesome! I was invited to be a guest speaker in a Child Development class by my former college professor. She wanted to talk about Multiples Awareness and about our story. I was able to also take the babies with me and it made it even more exciting! It was great being back campus and I actually really miss being in school!
Yesterday was a big day. As most of you know my son has profound hearing loss. After failing his hearing test in the NICU, we've been following up with audiologists, ENTs, and a Cochlear implant specialist. He wears hearing aids but they don't show much improvement. The cochlear implant specialist requested a more in depth hearing test in Jacksonville (which is where his clinic is located). Hector was already diagnosed with auditory neuropathy, but his specialist wanted him to have the testing done to confirm the previous diagnosis. Well we drove to Jacksonville for his test and everything went well. He had to be under general anesthesia for the test and there were no complications. The audiologist explained to us the diagnosis and it correlated with the previous diagnosis of Auditory Neuropathy.
Auditory Neuropathy: Auditory neuropathy is a condition in which the cochlea appears to function normally, but there is a problem with the nerves so that sound can not be normally processed and the auditory brainstem response (ABR) is missing or abnormal. A child with auditory neuropathy may appear to hear one day and not hear the next. This can frustrate parents and make a definite diagnosis more difficult.
Now that we have this diagnosis confirmed, Hector is eligible for a Cochlear implant evaluation. They called me today and scheduled his evaluation for March 18th! After his evaluation is done it takes 8-12 weeks for our insurance provider to approve the surgery. God-willing this will not take too long and we can get his surgery done by this summer. That's our goal. Please keep this situation in your prayers...
The babies are doing great. They seem to be more active and they interact and play with each other a lot. It's exciting seeing them play with each other and "talk" to each other... it's so cute! My husband and I created a play area for the babies with a little house with slide, toys, and a gated area. I LOVE IT!!! Here's some pictures of them in their new play area. :-) <3
Next week won't be as busy as these past weeks.... Although Valentine's Day is coming up! :-) The babies have a neurology appointment on Wednesday and then my hubby has a neurology appointment as well on Thursday. He has been complaining of major headaches after his accident... :-/
Hope you all have a great weekend and I'll continue to keep you all updated. :-)
