My Little Miner.. Priceless

OOOOoooo what an incredilbly special day. Jason and I took Alistair into Audiology here in Prince George to experience his first ever time hearing clearly. It was priceless. I thought there could be quite the issue as the kid hates hats. For the life of me I have never been able to get him to wear one. Basically I get a full on melt down. Well his bone conduction hearing aid is made so that he will have to wear a stretchy velcro strap on his head to ensure the hearing aid contacts securly with his skull bones so the vibration will transmit to his cochlea. I was expecting this to be quite the lung expansion experience for Alistair. Well he definitely got started on that mode and then all of a sudden it was like he stopped dead in his tracks. He was absolutely in awe with the ability to hear. Even how his eyes reacted was priceless. He calmed right down and just listened. I have a couple little videos that I'll add and its neat to see him just stunned with the ability to hear. He hasn't been on his prime here the last couple days. I think he's dealing with some constipation. So when thats not an issue and he's quite reactive it'll be fun to watch. We even tried putting some music on and he grinned from ear to ear. Ahh yes the things we take for granted. I have to say I really have been impressed with all the resources available for Alistair in regards to his hearing. The whole reason we won't have to pay for his hearing aids is due to the BC Early Hearing Program. The program was implemented only 5 years ago so needless to say we are quite fortunate. They pay for the first set of hearing aids (the bone conduction for one ear is $3500.00!) , all batteries for 5 years, maintenance, and one replacement if damaged. They also set you up with other parents going through the same thing as a support network and line you up with any other resources you may need such as assistance with sign language, educating preschool staff and teachers on how to optimally work with your child, an FM system for the teacher to wear so your kid can hear him or her as if they are right in front of them etc... So ya really quite amazing! ....Well I would have posted this two hours ago but a parent from the Guide By Your Side program called and we had a long wonderful chat. The neat thing is she happens to be from PG so she was very aware of all the resources available at hand. It really is amazing what you can clear and the voids that can be filled in a good chat with a parent thats dealt with the same things your going through. Yes is was good for this mama! She told me about Victory Hill Residence which is actually a cluster of 6 homes in Burnaby in which we could stay at for free if we needed to go down at any time for any sort hearing examinations and didn't have a place to stay. Just another great resource! Anyhoooo I could go on forever about the stuff I learnt today but i think we'll stop there for now as its almost midnight! Toodaloo & enjoy the videos!