Update on Ecrissa!

Being in the States and especially LA has brought about lots of fun things for my little princess! She has had her hearing tested, played on many different parks throught LA, which she loves and points out the park every time we pass one (she uses the sign for slide, indicating her favorite part of the park!). Some of Ecrissa's favorite parts about being here are not only the parks but also, donuts, taking bubble baths in warm water, and her new gymnastics and class and her new friend Aliyah!

Aliyah is a 9 year old girl who is also hearing impaired and utilizes sign language as her primary means of communication. I work with Aliyah in the gym while my friend Joclynn works with Ecrissa. We work them together, encourage not only their physical fitness and mobility, but also work on playing together, communicating with each other and giving them each a new friend! They have so much fun together and they are WAY TO CUTE together!

Aliyah came into the gym this week and told everyone that her friend was there! How cute are they!!!!!!



Ecrissa also got her impressions made for her hearing aides. Yes, we still plan on going the cochlear implant route if she qualifies, but we had to cancel our appointment with the ENT (it's a long drawn out story, but I am sure that this is going to work out just fine!). The "rule" is that children should wear hearing aides for 6 months prior to the implant anyway, so we should have the molds back by Wed. and hopefully by the end of the week have her in hearing aides. This will allow us to start our "hearing aide trail" and so we are still moving forward in our quest for the implant! :)


She was so funny! She was modeling her "goop" that they squeeze into her ear, that starts out very soft and sticky, but after a few minutes it hardens and takes the shape of her ear and ear canal. They'll send that in to have the molds for the hearing aids made! So fun!

Ecrissa is doing well. She is transistioning pretty well. I think she'd do better if she was in school (we really really really miss Mrs. deBlaeij!!!) but all in all she is handling all the moves and all the new things very well! She has her moments, but we all do. I am grateful for God's faithfulness in bringing us to the states and moving us forward in getting services and education for this little girl!




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