Tag: Anna-Li

19 Mar

Bilateral Dilemma: To bi or not to bi?

Do we schedule a second implant now and reap the near term benefits of localization and better hearing in classrooms? Or wait 5, 7, or possibly 10 years until medical technology offers less invasive surgery, better approaches to stimulating or even regrowing the nerve?
13 Mar

Signed, sealed … adopted. Pah!

Anna-Li’s adoption is finalized at Norfolk County Courthouse by Judge Christine Harms.
12 Mar

Li-Li and Christine, hard at work at TLC

She was very interactive and engaged with me. She imitated 5 out of 6 of the Ling sounds while playing with the toys (not “oo,” but she let me squeeze her little cheeks to help her round her lips, and she enjoyed squeezing mine while I modeled the “oo” sound) …
10 Mar

My little ‘terp

Behavioral issue or job skill?  For a couple of weeks, we found that Li-Li would clam up her usually chatty self and selectively use ASL in her speech classes with Christine and Laurie. And then, with Anna, her ASL teacher, she would only use spoken words instead of her familiar signs! Anna [...]
05 Mar

Li-Li’s first “big girl” Map

More unprompted words from the little one (she mimics word sounds frequently, but we’re distinguishing between those and words that she says on her own and in the right context)! I’ll have to find a way to keep a running list of things she now says regularly, such as “mama,” “papa,” “meow,” and “uh [...]
04 Mar

I love our social services programs!

Some of Li-Li’s many Massachusetts-provided programs: parent-infant program at TLC (PIP), early intervention speech class 4X a week (2 SLPs), family sign, a Deaf advocate, and more…
29 Feb

Li-Li’s School in the News

NECN SPORTS: Deaf basketball team making forceful statement   (NECN: Framingham, Mass.) - The Lady Ghosts play basketball at The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, Massachusetts. The women are battling it out in the New England Prep Schools Tournament, and they are the only deaf team in the brackets.
25 Feb

oo, ah, ee, sh, s, m

Following is Li-Li’s most recent audiogram (2/11/08), showing her current hearing level with cochlear implant compared to the same test conducted without CI in August. A few weeks ago we increased Li-Li’s speech therapy sessions to 4X a week, and Li-Li has a whole new batch of toys for this purpose! We now test the [...]
13 Feb

Li-Li at brunch

11 Feb

Li-Li turns 2!

This past week we celebrated our anniversary with Li-Li (homecoming day was February 8th), Chinese New Year, and Li-Li’s 2nd Birthday (February 10th)! Photos below are from our little party at The Learning Center for the Deaf, with Li-Li’s wonderful teacher, Susan!