She got her hearing aids fitted recently so we are still getting used to putting them on for her when she is awake. I haven't notice much difference but that's the thing about mild hearing loss, it's subtle. The audiologist said people with mild hearing loss can hear almost everything but conversations may not be as clear. The hearing aids will help stimulate and develop auditory pathways in her brain. It makes sense exposing her to all the clearly spoken words and sounds now so she can have this reservoir of language to fall back on when she's older. They say development may be slower for her as she's in a bilingual situation. We checked out the Catherine Sullivan Centre in Strathfield for early intervention program and I really like their playgroup. Still need to check out the Shepherd Centre in the new year.
As for sleep and settling, she loves to be cuddled and rocked to sleep in our arms. We are trying to teach her to self-settle but not having any luck. It's been hard as she's used to the rocking. Wish we started earlier but its always so hard to hear your baby cry. We moved her from the bassinet into her cot a couple of nights ago and that has been a challenge as well. She seem to know something is up and wouldn't go to sleep until 10-11PM when her usual bedtime is around 8PM! Once she's asleep though she'll sleep through the night (around 11 hours) with 1 or 2 dream feeds.
I'm excited she will be celebrating her first Christmas tomorrow. I probably won't post again until next year. Until then have a merry Christmas celebrating God's gracious gift to us and happy new year!
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