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Just a quick update. Ashley is now 18 lbs and 10 ounces. She is gaining weight better and also eating much better. The docs are impressed with what we have been doing with her. They said she is gaining around 7 to 8 grams a day which is very good. She is getting so big. She is walking every...

I am just now seeing your post. I am a mom to a 25 week preemie. She was only 15 ounces. She was on the vent for 2 and 1/2 months. The hardest thing a parent has to go through is to watch your child go through so much. You have to trust in God and have faith in the doctors and nurses that care...

Thanks to you all for the encouragement. I hope the doc doesn't push the issue. I don't want to seem like I don't care but that is it I do very much so. And yes, Ashley would be one to pull at it and try to get it out. She is so curious. I love that about her. That tells me she is wanting to...

I know or feel she is fine. Her dad is 5'10 and weighs a whopping 125lbs socking wet. He and his granddad are small frames and thin. It is her gastro doc that has me worried. He is pushing a g tube if she doesn't gain weight at the rate he thinks she should. I am fighting it all the way. I feel...

She gets down time. I don't force her to wear it 24/7. When she gets fussy I give her a break. I don't have it on in the car or in stores when we shop unless it is a visit to friends at my old job. She takes the magnet loose and throws it. The last thing I need is to loose parts in a busy...

Thanks for the encouragement. I haven't been on in a while. Ashley is eating a little better. We are still at about 17 1/2 to 18 pounds though. She will be 2 in a week. She is so active it is hard to get weight on her. I just keep on trying.

I love the fact that she is curious. I was just wondering if there were any suggestions on how to I guess for lack of a better way to put it toddler proof the processor. I have taken painters tape and taped all around it hoping to keep the wire more stable and the cover on. She pulls that off...

I am in need of some suggestions once again. Ashley has discovered how to pull the cover off of her processor, take the coil wire off of the magnet, and then tries to pull the wire loose from the processor. She loves to examine things to see how they work. She thinks this is a game. I have tried...

I have always pushed her to explore things. I want her to feel safe and confident so I let her go. To an extent(I follow close behind).

She is pulling up and cruising around every where. She is not ready to let go just yet. She is showing a real independent side. She is holding on to the wall in the pic. She goes to our front door and bends over looks through her legs. A friend of ours stopped out front and called us and told us...

She is opening up to a lot of different things. She will play patty cake on my hand. She uses open palm so much more now. She will hold my hands to walk. She is even letting me show her some basic signs with her hands. She will tolerate it for a few seconds and then pulls away but that is much...

We have had a breakthrough. Ashley is not only opening her mouth for the spoon but leaning forward to meet if I don't get it there fast enough. She is eating whole 4 oz jars of baby food and sometimes about 2 oz of pudding too. She is doing so good now. She has gained a little more weight. She...

We now have ooooo for moo. So Ashley now knows 2 animals. Ah ah ah for quack quack. She sees them and makes the sound before we push the button to make it go. She also is turning to me when you ask her where mama is. She is starting to understand more I think.

"Ashleysmommy, I don't know if any of this information helps you, but I thought I'd share it nonetheless if only to give you a better understanding of what Ashley's experiences might be like." It does help. I am or I feel like an outsider looking in. I am hearing mom with no clue as to...

Thanks for all of the input. I have a game plan now. I am sure I will feel better once I have some straight answers. I have already gotten some good info so I feel some what better. We see the new audi on the 27th. I will give her a chance. After all she is as new to us as we are her. Again...

I am planning on talking with them. I hope the new audi can clear some things up. I heard from a mom that has already taken her child to her. She said she seems to be real thorough. She took a lot of time going over things. The change may do us good. I am sure Ashley will be fine. I need to...

She has always had a very short attention span. Some sounds though would catch her and she would get really still and concentrate to hear them. Once they stop she goes right back to what she was doing. I think I am starting to second guess her implant team because they have given us so much info...

Thats just it. I am not sure if it is loud enough. They only bump up the volume very tiny bits. I know this is needed so she is not sent into sensory overload and scared by the sounds she is hearing. She was already used to the old programs the one new one was barely louder. The next one she...

Thanks. Ashley has only had 3 mapping sessions including activation. Activation was in April. Her next is at the end of July. When we were getting ready for the surgery the doc talked about it and said it would be around every 2 weeks for the first couple of months and then it would go to...

I have a question about map sessions. How often from beginning to now do most have to go in for more programming? Do they start by working on volume levels or do they work on volume and frequency at the same time. I am having some doubts with Ashley's Audi office. Just wanted to know what the...