Liam will be 10 months on the 22nd. It has all gone by so fast and we are still waiting for the letter from United Healthcare. Every day I look forward to opening the mail box to see if a letter awaits with the return address from United. Will it be a joyful letter, a life changing letter or a letter telling us we have been denied once again? They said that they approved bi-lateral implants at 12 months so I hope and pray they mean it.
Our friends son just received implants on the 10th and he is 9 months and doing great. I so wish Liam was in the same boat but we just enjoy him for who he is now and enjoy him every day. I cannot believe how his smile lights up a room and how his eyes communicate to us since he is yet unable to. He is using a few signs like "milk" and "more" and will blow me an occasional kiss and wave and clap when he sees his Mom or Dad. When he claps it is like he is saying "hang in there, be joyful, we are almost there Mom and Dad". Just thinking about him right now as he sleeps makes me want to cry b/c I love that little guy so much.
Tonight we went to dinner with some dear friends of ours and as we sat their eating pizza, my friend said to me " It just seems like Liam can hear us". It does seem as though Liam can hear since he is so observant and alert. He has learned to listen with his eyes and I often forget he is living in a silent world. What will it be like when he can hear the birds chirp or the rain hit against the window during a storm? Or the clash or thunder or a snoring pug? I cannot wait. To teach him to hear, teach him to love and teach him to never take his health and technology for granted. If we would have had Liam 5 or 6 years ago we wouldn't have had the opportunity we have today.
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