Thankful

On the eve of Thanksgiving, I've been thinking about how much we have to be thankful for in our family and in regards to our sweet Logan.  We are truly blessed.

In honor of Thanksgiving day, here are some things I am truly thankful for:

1. My two beautiful children.
2. Their laughter.
3. Their hugs and kisses.
4. My sweet husband and his unconditional love.
5. That he has been able to support our family so that I can stay home with the kids.
6. My mom and the support she gives me.
7. My sister and best friend.
8. Newborn hearing screenings.
9. Hearing aid technology. Although they weren't powerful enough for Logan, they helped lay a solid hearing foundation for him in his first year of life.
10. Cochlear implant technology. It is giving my sweet Logan a chance to be part of the hearing world.
11. Early Childhood Intervention services. The women we work with are so invested in the success of our little boy that they are an extended part of our family.
12. That we live in San Antonio and having my family nearby.
13. That wonderful place called Sunshine Cottage.
14. The strides Logan is making in learning to listen and trying to speak.
15. Extended families in other cities and states.
16. That we are able to send Jasmine to a preschool program a few times a week. Not only does it give me time to work with Logan and do all his appointments, but she is learning so much while she is there.
17. That the virus that caused Logan's hearing loss didn't do more damage because it could have been so much worse.  
18. That Logan is practically running now.
19. For good friends.
20. For our home.
21. For good food and conversation.
22. For good coffee.
23. For playtime with the kids.
24. For being able to reach out to other families who have children with hearing loss and offer support and friendship.
25. Conversations with my 2 1/2 year old Jasmine. She really says the funniest things.
26. The kids' afternoon naps.
27. Toddler messes all around the house. 
28. Naptime and bedtime stories with the kids.
29. Quiet time with Andrew at the end of the day.
30. This past year filled with learning and growing

Walk for Hearing 2012

This weekend we drove out to Houston to participate in the Walk for Hearing 5k.  I wanted to get some shirts made for us but I procrastinated and ended up just making simple signs for our wagon.  I wound up being quite happy about this because we were the only team that had signs and there were many with shirts! We even had someone ask to take a picture of the kids in the wagon because she thought it was so cute.

We had a great time during the walk, got to see many other kids and adults with implants, met a very nice woman who is a Cochlear Americas representative, and even took pictures with Kaci the Koala.

After the walk, we headed down to the beach in Galveston to feed the Seagulls some bread.  Jasmine had a blast throwing bread to them, although she kept throwing whole pieces to them.  Logan, on the other hand, was only interested in eating the bread, once the excitement and giggles wore off.

After the beach, we headed to the Houston Aquarium and had a fun time. Logan really enjoyed watching and laughing at the big fish there. It was a long, tiring weekend but it was well worth the trip.