Back to School

Just a quick update, Kylie is back to school after being off for a week for the surgery recovery and then Spring Break.  She is doing great and activation for the second CI is scheduled for April 9th. She still has some suture tape behind her left ear that they said would fall off on its own.  I am not in a rush to help pull it off!  The activation is just a few short days away.  Smiley Kylie all the way! 

The only small downside to the surgery is now Kylie really can't hear when she doesn't have her princess ear in.  She did have some residual hearing in her left ear which she no longer has.  So at night when you take the princess ears off she can't hear you say, "I love you!"  It breaks my heart as I used to be able to tell her that from the top of the stairs and she would scream back but now she doesn't hear it. Please don't take that the wrong way, I am very grateful that the technology allows her to hear for 99.7% of her day! 

We are testing out an Aqua case which allows Kylie to wear her CI for baths, swimming etc.  The case seems like an Outterbox case for your iPhone so it is very cool.  It really helps us in engaging in conversation while she is taking a bath (which normally she can't hear us).  Makes the whole process super easy!  She modeled it while covering all the proper parts tonight.  

Her CI processor is in the case that we can put around her arm that is waterproof.  She can submerge herself in water etc. 

On a final note - The question of the night is when will she grow hair under her arm pits.  Seriously she is 6.  So not ready for this!!