July 24, 2006 @ 12:10 pm | Filed under: Hearing Loss, Special Needs Children, Wonderboy
Yesterday morning, while I was stumbling around in my pre-tea haze, Wonderboy asked for a Signing Time dvd. He watched for a few minutes and then shouted, "MOM! Nee hee ai!"
Me: Um, what?
Boy (pointing at ear): NEE hee ai, Mom. Hee ai!
His tone was loud and patient, the way people in comedies shout at foreigners as if they are hard of hearing instead of non-English-speaking. Oh, right. Hard of hearing. The light bulb went off.
Me: You need your hearing aids?
Boy: (laughs)
He’s always been astonishingly tolerant of his hearing aids, but having him recognize that he’d enjoy his show more with them in was a very cool moment indeed.
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I love the way you paint these small moments and share them with us. And I wonder who takes more delight in a conversation such as this one– Wonderboy, his momma, or the readers who are able to share in his amazing life?
Posted on July 24th, 2006 at 4:28 pmThank you, Lissa.
anouther touching moment! thanks for sharing!
Posted on July 24th, 2006 at 5:57 pmWhat a cute story. It’s so fun to be fluent in “two-year old speak” isn’t it?
Posted on July 25th, 2006 at 10:48 am