Lily had her second post activation mapping on July 3, 2013! This one was pretty exciting because Lily got 3 brand new programs. It was also a little sad because the new programs startled Lily just like when she was initially stimulated. However, Lily dealt with it like a trooper! She only cried for a few minutes and then she was being her happy self again and playing with her big brother Leland.
Lily had her sound booth testing done again and did phenomenal! She was responding to spoken words and tones below 35 dB. The only problem we had was that the tones scared her and she wouldn't look towards them. We knew she heard them because her cute little brow furrowed every time she heard one. Her audiologist, Lisa, said she is fairly certain Lily is hearing much better than she did in her testing on June 19th, 35 to 45 dB range, but she was just so scared of the noises that she wasn't physically looking for them. She was pretty much suctioned to me and wasn't going to let go!
It has been a whole new experience for us the last few days watching Lily respond every time we make a noise. She now looks at us when we call her name, she is starting to mimic sounds we make, and she is babbling so much more! We can definitely see a difference in just the few short weeks since her initial stimulation. Our little Lilybug is turning into a beautiful blossoming Lily-bud!
We can not wait to see what next weeks visit with Cheryl at Zimmerman Speech & Hearing will bring! I bet Lily will blow Cheryl's mind with her skills she is picking up everyday!
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