We're having lots of fun as summer draws to a close. It was a beautiful weekend to play outside and do all those summer kid activities like bubbles, chalk on the sidewalk and play dough on the porch.
One funny interaction this evening was when were pretending with the play dough that we were having a picnic. I told Lily we were pretending to eat. Then asked, "What am I eating?" She finally decided I was eating a strawberry. Then I tried to change it and said, "Now I am eating an enchilada." Lily said, "No Mommy. It's not enchilada, it's strawberry. Pretend strawberry."
Lily has also been growing her singing ability. Tonight she told me to "Stop singing Mommy. Shoe singing." She was playing with her pink sandal and apparently it wanted to sing. (We don't stifle creativity here.) Then she started into "Mr Sun, Sun, Mr Ol' (Golden) Sun, Please shine down me." Totally amazing. We cheered.
Check out this article called Bringing Music to Their Bionic Ears: Nurturing Music Development in Children With Cochlear Implants. By Christine Barton - A music therapist who we adore!
A few more fun pictures to enjoy.
I totally love this picture of Lily in the swing.....ahhhhh....life is good!
Posted by: Jennifer Newlin Albers | August 31, 2009 at 10:32 AM
This blog is great. I'm a music therapist doing a class with children with CI's and I am going to use your blog as a reference to the parents attending. This is so inspiring! Thank you so much!
Posted by: Heather Overly | June 06, 2011 at 05:27 PM
Re: [Life is Bliss - Lilys Cochlear Implant Journey] Heather Overly submitted a comment to Pretending and Singing Mr Sun
Heather,
Hope the blogs helps you and your families. Music and language learning really goes hand in hand. Thanks for making a difference.
Lilys Mom
Posted by: Lily's Mom | June 06, 2011 at 08:06 PM