Summer is over now and Syd is back in school. It's been an unusually cool summer in Brentwood which is fine with me. We got plenty of park time and outdoor activities in. The month went by quick. She is not the baby in her class anymore. There are a few new babies now.
We made a trip to the beach with daddy. Though it was freezing cold (50 degrees) Syd managed to have a great time. We took a trip up to the Arnold with Anuntie Fran. Where she managed to tear her lip when she fell at the gas station. Which I think hurt me more than her. She cried for 5 minutes and was just fine after we gave her some ice. Then when we got to the cabin she managed to get her ear mold and hook off her aid and was sucking on her aid. Of course the warranty had just expired 2 days prior. Luckily a night in front of a fan got it dried up working as good as new.
We went to Berkeley with her Auntie Heather and Cousin Brittany. She had fun walking up and down the streets and looking at all the jewlery. We ate at a yummy cafe called Cafe Intermezzo (I highly recommend). Huge salads (enough to feed 3 people) and fresh delicious sandwiches.
She got pretty new ear molds. Purple, blue and white swirl. We had many trips to the audi in the past month to get all the booth testing and hearing aid testing done. Her new audi is very thourough with the test, which I love. Syd's hearing loss has maintained at the same level. Aided she is hearing down to 15 dB (yay!). Finally I am able to exhale a little. When she was first diagnosed it was very stressful and I wondered was Sydney going to be able to talk and sign and communicate. She has suprised me with how well she signs and talks now and it is such a relief that everything will work out just fine.
I just enrolled in ASL I at the local college with another mom from Syd's pre-school. The teacher has gotten rave reviews. He seems like a really nice guy and he's really quite funny. He is Deaf. I was worried that I would have to spend most of class trying to figure out what he is saying, but he makes himself completeley clear. I am looking forward to the class.
Syd is now a full time walker. She just needed to build up her confidence. She would walk when we were out of the house and crawl in the house. Finally one day she stood up and decided it was the day to walk and she hasn't looked back. My big girl is growing up so fast:(
