baby noises
My friend had a baby boy on Monday and I was able to visit her in the hospital yesterday. It doesn't matter how many babies I meet, newborns are still astounding. Seven pounds is a teeny tiny person! I was lucky enough to hold him and see his beautiful blue eyes. I also heard the noises he was making, which really surprised my friends. I was told they were quiet soft noises. It was like he was squeaking or mewling! His mother said he sounds like a cat! It was such an unbelievably wonderful experience for me.
I can't remember if I ever mentioned it on this blog, but one of the top reasons I decided to have the CI surgery is that I wanted to give myself the chance of hearing my own children someday. I thought of this more in terms of communication with them, involvement with their teachers, friends' parents and so forth. I didn't want my deafness to cause a roadblock in my life with (most likely) hearing children. Now I am amazed and gratified to know that I will be able to hear sweet baby cooing (or meow-ing or whatever it is!) from the very beginning. This is a lot of thought I am putting into still hypothetical children, so I will stop now!
I can't remember if I ever mentioned it on this blog, but one of the top reasons I decided to have the CI surgery is that I wanted to give myself the chance of hearing my own children someday. I thought of this more in terms of communication with them, involvement with their teachers, friends' parents and so forth. I didn't want my deafness to cause a roadblock in my life with (most likely) hearing children. Now I am amazed and gratified to know that I will be able to hear sweet baby cooing (or meow-ing or whatever it is!) from the very beginning. This is a lot of thought I am putting into still hypothetical children, so I will stop now!