No Limits.

Christian and one half of his class (the other half was on the other side of the stage!)

Yesterday Christian showed us yet again that he truly can do ANYTHING. For weeks his class has been preparing to sing a short but very important (hello, it is ALL about astronauts MOM!) song in front of his whole school. It culminates with a backwards countdown and it's ALL we've heard in the house for the past month.

He marched on stage yesterday with a proud little smile and confidently sang the song. Of course I was a puddle by the end. My little boy, who is deaf, just sang in front of his school perfectly. He has NO LIMITS.

The Polar Bear Game

 I went up to Christian's class to bring and snack and share a story today.  Their class theme this month has been all about winter sports and ice skating, so I brought in my very own figure skates that I used from back in the day and a nice story about ice skating. As I was getting things organized and ready for my story, Christian's teachers pointed out that they were learning about polar bears and how they have absolutely WONDERFUL hearing. They were playing "The Polar Bear Game" and it was Christian's turn.

All 13 of his classmates sat in their semi-circle with Christian in the front. His eyes were closed and his one teacher even covered his eyes with her hands. The other teacher then pointed to one of Christian's friends who then exclaimed "Hi Christian!". Without any hesitation, Christian identified his friend's name. Friend after friend, Christian got them all right. He knew their voice. He knew their tone. Of course, I cried. It's these little moments that other parents may take for granted that I treasure so very much.

Cochlear Implant Miracle Moment of the Day

Yesterday as the kids were playing upstairs with our wonderful Mother's Helper, our neighborhood ice cream man and his truck could be heard in the far distance. It was so faint, yet Christian stopped in the middle of the room and said "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! AJ's coming!".

Priceless. And amazing.