Happy 1st Hearing Birthday!...and Welcome Back...

Bad, bad Mommy!  I know I've been away a looooong time, and I don't really have a good excuse except that David and his schedule have kept me very busy, but I thought that David's 1st Hearing Birthday would be perfect time to return from hiatus!  Hard to believe it's been a year already - I remember his surgery day and activation day like they were yesterday.  And yet now it seems like David has been hearing forever.  He speaks and understands far more than a 1 year old, and he recently tested as being age appropriate in his receptive language, and about 4 months behind his hearing peers in his expressive language.  With a lot of hard work, a lot of driving and lots and lots of talking, we made up for a lot of lost time.  I'm so proud of all of us, but mostly of David for working so hard every day to learn.  On Friday, we celebrated David's favorite holiday - his birthday - with a reallllly yummy cake and a few rounds of his favorite song - Happy Birthday, of course!