Lily's Dad Patient Expert

Our daughter Lily Bliss was born in June 2007 with profound hearing loss. At 10 months old, she... Full Bio
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Fun With A Flashlight by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Last night we were reading Goodnight Gorilla, one of Lily's favorite books (special thanks to Uncle Chris for picking this one out). The story is about a mischievous monkey wh ... Read on »
Upcoming Moog Center Workshops by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness As you may remember we had a fantastic experience this summer attending the "Helping Your Children Learn to Talk" workshop in St. Louis. It was without a doubt one o ... Read on »
She's Got A Good Ear by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We've got about 100 posts we want to share since we've been on the road from LA to NYC to Columbus, OH, but for now here's a quick story that made Lily's Mom and me light up i ... Read on »
Advanced Bionics - Great Stuff by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Got back from our weekend trip to Advanced Bionics. What a fabulous time we had. We'll post more about the trip soon. In the meantime here's today's press release about the AB ... Read on »
Baby Lab - 28.5 months by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I can't believe that Lily's had her Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implants for 18 months already. She speaks very well and non-stop these days. Lily comes up with original though ... Read on »
The Halloween Experience by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness There is not much Lily missed about Halloween. We had the whole experience including making cookies, reading loads of books, attending lots of wonderful Halloween parties and ... Read on »
Lily's BFF by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Lily has a couple of BFFs which I am certain will be her pals for a lifetime. Here are Lily and Ivy, Lily's "soul sister" recreating memories for their Moms of the ... Read on »
Lily's First Haircut - "That's not so bad" by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Lily had an official first haircut for which she sat very still. We were pleasantly surprised, because of our previous attempts at giving her bangs a little snip. It must h ... Read on »
Another Bilateral Benefit - No Off The Air Time by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Well we had our first scare with a head bump. Lily was running on the wood floors and slipped. She conked her head on the door jam or floor (we're not really sure which). The ... Read on »
Japanese Birthday Celebration by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness We were so happy to be able to celebrate Aunt Kelly's Birthday this year. Here Lily is demonstrating how to use chopsticks at the Teppanyaki (Japanese grill) Restaurant. Th ... Read on »
Pre-Halloween Experiences - Costumes, Books and Song by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Lily has been getting lots of pre-Halloween experiences. She's read a dozen books about haunted houses, pumpkin patches and bony skeleton fingers. And the big news is that s ... Read on »
Talking in Spanish by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Yesterday, Lily's buddy Ivy was teaching her to count to 10 in Spanish. As we drove home from a party, we could hear Ivy saying "Uno!" Lily would respond "Uno ... Read on »
Are You Fancy? No, I'm Just Lily. by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor is a big hit in our house this week. Faye, Lily's hearing resource teacher, brought us the book. She reasoned that if Lily loved fairy wings, sh ... Read on »
Online Music Therapy Courses and other CI Experts by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Last week, I watched a free online session with Chris Barton, board certified music therapist, hosted by Advanced Bionics. Chris is an award-winning composer, performer and m ... Read on »
Learning to Fly by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness On our search for a Halloween costume, we stumbled upon these beautiful pink wings with glitter that falls off wherever you wander. Lily took to the wings instantly and now b ... Read on »
You've got a Talker There by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Pretty much every where we go now, someone comments on how much and well Lily is talking. From grocery store clerks and people in the Library, to Realtors and retail check ou ... Read on »
ABC's And Beyond by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Lily is getting a lot of practice learning her ABC's. She loves the song and sings it often. We have a magnet board with all the letters and Grandpa practices almost daily on ... Read on »
From "Where's the Potty" to Potty Trained by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Today I looked back at the blog one year ago. At that time, I wrote how excited I was that Lily's receptive language was building. Specifically, we were excited that she kne ... Read on »
Learning about Jokes by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Tonight we were working on the concept of "joke." We filled Daddy's sink up with bubbles and toys and then I told Lily that we played a joke on Daddy. Lily thought ... Read on »
AB Harmony vs Nucleus 5 by Lily's Dad Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Advanced Bionics has posted a new comparison chart versus Cochlear's latest Nucleus 5. Click on the link for more insights. Read on »