Dolphins are now 3-0

Kylie's reaction to the Dolphins Win..

Disney on Ice - Princesses and Heros

As a start of the birthday celebration we took Kylie to see Disney on Ice today - Princess and Heroes.  Each act that came out she was wowed with and told the ones leaving GOOD job.  A fun time was had by all!  This was Brian's first Disney on Ice :)

 

Bonus Shot - Our new Swan whom is residing on the "lake" in our neighborhood.  He sure was hungry!  

 

Family Cruise

This year we decided to take our summer vacation well late.  We cruised Labor Day week and we had a blast.  All of us, Brian, Kylie and I, my parents (Grandma and Grandpa) and Brian's parents (Gung Gung and Po Po) went on the Oasis of the Seas for a 7 Night Western Caribbean Cruise.  

Check it out.....

Brian and Kylie outside Johnny Rockets! 

Adventure Science Hour.. Watch out!

Time for Adult Dinner and Kid Play! 

The Carousel.. She rode it close to 100 times in 7 days!

 
The Penguins she saw them and followed them off a elevator.  LOVES them! 

 Super Hero Kylie Day

 If she wasn't on the carousel she was in the water!

Or eating Ice Cream and looking like a Pirate

At the Parade

This is what Brian did for Seven Days.. At all hours.. Flowrider

Kylie in the Circus Show.. Scary! 

Kylie in the Pirate Show.  Shiver me Timbers

We stopped to check on Brian.. Still surfing! 

Surfing is  now history! 

 
Charachter Breakfast.. Watch out the Penguins are Back and why is that boy trying to be in our picture?

Alex the Lion got jealous

 

After breakfast it is important to run the track

Watching Brian on the Flowrider

Brian's Parents were there.. Some how I only have one picture but it is a GOOD one! 

When we got home we transitioned Kylie from her toddler bed to a big girl bed.. So grown up

 

4 Months Post Activation - Exciting News!!

Can you believe that it has only been four months since Kylie’s cochlear implant was activated and she heard for the first time in the new fashion?  I feel like it was years ago.  Today marked a major milestone as today was the first doctor appointment where they officially tested Kylie with the cochlear to see how well she would do.

The results make me get teary eyed and feel very blessed!  On her right ear her hearing levels are normal, okay you knew this would happen as that is what the device is meant to do but it also implies that they have programmed it to where she is hearing appropriately.  There will always still be fine tuning.

The other good news is that when testing with words meaning they say hand and there are four pictures on the page.  One Picture would be a ham, hand a witch and a watch.  She would have to accurately point to what was said and it only could be repeated one time.  Prior to the cochlear implant Kylie scored a 50% out of 25 pictures.  Today she scored a 76% that is over a 25% improvement in 4 months.  Simply amazing, she really is doing so well.

The last part of her appointment is they now have put back the hearing aid on her left ear so the improvements should continue rapidly.

Thank you for following the progress of our little one we are truly blessed by the amazing doctors and technology and are so thrilled with this journey!  Tonight we are celebrating as Kylie was SO GOOD at this 2 hour testing appointment and having an ice cream party!  YOLO