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***there are two different post so scroll down for birthday pics www.massingalefamily.blogspot.com Sorry, it has been a busy busy week for us. The birthday party was so much fun; Considering it was like the hottest day of the year. Almost 60 people were there to celebrate with us. Faith has joined the 20 pound club. She is 20 lbs 13 oz and 26 in. long. She is in the 95 percentile for an 8 month old (her corrected age).
Grace is still 15 lbs 13 oz and also 26 in long. She is in the 20th percentile for an 8 month old. Today the family conversations coordinator came over to get us set up in the program. She also talked with me a little bit more about cochlears and how much they help. Her oldest daughter, now 19, had hers placed at 16 years old and absolutely loves it. She was describing how she felt when they first learned of their daughters hearing loss; which is quite similar to my feelings, like she'll be missing out on so much. And she explained to me how much she was wrong. So that helped me not feel so silly for struggling with this so much. I know God will carry us through this and provide our path. I know. This has been hard. But, I am also so very excited for the future with Faith's hearing loss. I think, God is giving us this to prepare us for His plans. Like maybe having a childrens program or a way to work with children who have a significant hearing loss. Its so amazing how God works, and the stuff He gives us that we don't even know will be used later on.
I learned like 100 different signs in 3rd grade. And I remember about 60 +/-. That was so long ago but for some reason, I remember. Because God had a purpose. It just amazes me how He works. Brings me to tears. CI info. (cochlear implant) we found out last week that in order to continue Faith has to get a CAT scan and MRI done. Standard. But they are concerned that because she is a preemie all her anatomy relating to her ears is not fully developed or damaged. Therefore would not be eligable for an implant. We just wait for the tests to be scheduled now. Faith gets her hearing aids next wednesday afternoon. Most likely won't help her one bit because of the depth of her loss.
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