Well I was convinced he would be crawling by now but apparently this leaning to move your limb stuff takes quite a while to master. I will say Collin is definitely closer than he has been for the last few months. He now has reverse and circles down and gets on all fours to rock back and forth. I'm sure once he's crawling around and getting into everything I'll miss the days of one position. He is also one steady sitter!
Two sharp teeth are nearly out at the bottom (teething isn't so fun).
A small hearing update: It looks like the aid is helping (big sigh of relief!) He still has a hearing loss on top of the auditory neuropathy in the left ear, which means...I'm not quite sure. I guess the aid will help discern voices, help him localize sound, but the neuropathy still causes background noises to be jumbled, not make sense, etc. Basically they don't want the aid turned up to the point that it just amplifies the noises. Because it's so rare to have this in one ear we're still waiting on some test results and will need to talk with the doctor, audiologist, etc.
The upside--we won't have to worry about purchasing an aid for a while (maybe up to two years) because they want to ensure that it will be the best thing for him and figure out the settings, etc which can't really happen until he starts talking. Hopefully by that time insurance companies will be required to pay for it! (Or at least we'll have enough saved up).
My 7 month synopsis: It makes my day to have this little jolly person laugh and stare with his heart melting eyes. If I could glimpse into the future I see Collin as a happy kid, curious and eager to discover the world.
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He's such a doll Alyssa! Can you believe they're already 7 months! Where did April go?
Great blog! I hope you'll consider adding it to the aggregator at Deaf Village (www.deafvillage.com) -- we'd love to have you as part of our community!
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