She listens to music...

Here I am tidying up after dinner and Mary is fiddling with my computer. She wants the media player on. We liked "We Built this City", I had to stop and dance to it. She was not too keen on the Blues Brothers. Now we like the drum beat of Africa, Toto.

She is making more vocalisations and I swear she said Helllo Mum this morning, while lying in her bed. Not repeated so cannot be sure.

We have probably sorted out her schooling. Hopefully she will be dual placed. Who knows will let you all know in time. She will hopefully start January 2011. OOO my girl is growing up.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

This really should have been two posts but I forgot!
A few nights ago I was signing Mary's favourite lullaby "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" she joined in with both the signs and vocalisations and we had a lovely time.

Then last night she went to bed with her processors still on. After her milk she turned over and faced her wall. I thought while she could hear I would sing Twinkle Twinkle to her which I did. No signing and Mary was facing the wrong way in the dark. After the first couple of lines Mary turned to me and did the "Twinkle Twinkle" signs for the start of the song. I was so proud. Not only did she hear me but she understood the sound and showed me that she had understood. She then turned back. I finished the song and left her to go to sleep. Wow!

She can hear its a miracle!!!!

I had been thinking a while that Mary has not been quite getting the hearing. She seemed to not hear me calling her all the time. She woudl only register after a few attempts and with me making my voice loud and deep.

After the session on Wednesday she seems a lot more responsive. She wore her processors happily at the raised volume in the canteen. At home she turns on the first call of her name. We have a toy aeroplane which makes two noises. The propeller start up noise is easier to get going than the engine running noise. She was playing with the propeller noise happily setting it going again and again when it stopped. I pressed the button for the other noise and she stopped and stared. Clearly she heard that it was different. Now I love and hate that aeroplane all in the same breath. She loves it. Oh well all good for her development.

It's lunch time Mummy

We had a busy morning shopping, sorting and unpacking. Oh and also playing in the garden.

I shouted out our upstairs window (our kitchen is on the first floor) to Mary who was sat in the garden. She heard me and managed to locate my voice. We then had a conversation about coming inside and upstairs. Which resulted in me going downstairs to fetch her! Her legs were obviosly a bit weak after hard shop. After a bit more sorting out she climbs excitedly onto her chair. Then tells me in lovely sign:-

"Time lunch mummy, now."

I repeat "Dinner time now"

Mary signs "Good"

Her "Good" is cute cos she doesnt always raise her thumb and sometimes raises her index finger instead. Today we got both. Sorry too slow for a picture though.

Mary and an ice cream.

Mary heard the flag flapping in the wind at the ice cream van and turned to the sound.