My poor neglected blog. I guess that is what happens when you juggle lots of things. I have been super busy working with Peter, plus doing costumes for my second grader's school play, and my iDevices all need to be cleaned out so I have enough memory to film and post videos....oh well.
Anyway, since this blog is supposed to help me document progress, I wanted to say that Peter let me know when the batteries in one of his processors went out! He has occasionally brought his BTE processors to me when they fall off, but he doesn't wear them all the time (as he has a habit of throwing things, and I don't want them thrown!) but yesterday he looked up at me, held out the processor for his Neptune (which had been tucked in a vest pocket) and said "Uh oh!". The headpiece (Or coil) was still on his head, so it wasn't that, then when I looked at the processor it had the flashing orange light indicating it was about to shut down because the battery was almost dead. So it could be a total fluke, because there are still plenty of times (like right before nap, or a tantrum) when he purposely takes off the headpieces. If he is not mad he usually leaves them alone, so I don't think they bother him, but this was the first times he called attention to it not working, not just that it had fallen off. So...he is bonding with them? I hope so. He doesn't seem to mind hearing. And I am pretty sure he likes hearing, especially listening to fun kid music.
When I told my husband that this was just the start of "reliable reporting" and that the continuum would stretch for several years until he could manage and trouble shoot any and all of his own hearing technology my husband was a bit surprised. And when I think that even after he is in grade school, and can tie his own shoes, and take the bus on his own, that I will still need to play a part in making sure things are working optimally it is sometimes daunting. But taking care of things while helping a child grow into their own responsibilities is what parents do, right?
