A wild two years!

Looking back on Facebook today, I was flooded with a lot of posts of people praying and thinking of Brody. Today will always be a special anniversary for our family. Two years ago to day, I took my little baby (he looks so little when I look back on pictures) up to Cincinnati Children's Hospital for his Cochlear Implant surgery. You can read about that day here and  here.

He was not happy about the no food or milk policy.

The worst part of the whole surgery for us was when the anesthesia kicked it. The hospital allowed us to walk him all of the way to the OR, which was wonderful other than the immediate affect of it and his limp little body. Brody was a trooper though. He bounced back quickly and healed wonderfully.

Dr. Choo has an amazing scar that we have not had any problems with. We have had a handful of problems with his magnet site. It will get red, irritated, etc. Usually it after a hair cut when his hair is thinner. We have switched the magnet on the outside of head that is attached to his processor from a 2 strength to a 1 strength. This is weaker, but so far we aren't having any problems. Dr. Choo had explained to us that as you grow, your skull changes. We will probably end back up with the stronger magnet again eventually.

September 16th is when we celebrate his actual "hearing birthday." This was the day his processors were activated and his "ears" turned on. We are going to celebrate his ears again this year!