A couple of babies show off their hearing aids while another baby inspired the world with his crutches.
Mason Is All Smiles
The internet has blessed the world with plenty of adorable babies through the years. Some have graced our timelines with their laughs, while others have brought irresistible cuteness or unbelievable talent at such a young age.
This week, another unforgettable baby made the rounds on the internet. This little one warmed the hearts of millions of social media users when he showed off his hearing aids and glowing smile.
The viral video shows Mason grinning from ear to ear when he hears his mom call his name for the first time. And if his radiant smile wasn’t enough, he proved his joy with bursts of laughter, matching the excitement of his mother.
“Do you like how everything sounds?” his mom asked.
The baby once again affirmed his happiness with another jolt of laughter.
The mom, who identifies herself as Finessa Hudgins on Twitter, posted heartwarming photos to go along with the viral video.
“He is so pleased,” she wrote.
According to TODAY, Mason was born four months early, weighing one pound.
Charly Takes Over The Internet Again
Earlier this month, another video of a baby hearing for the first time resurfaced on the internet. The original video, which was posted in 2017, went viral again after somebody took it to Reddit.
According to Newsweek, Christy Keane originally posted the video of her baby, Charly, using hearing aids at two months old. The baby shows a range of emotions, going from smiles to cries, when she hears her mother for the first time.
“Are you emotional? You’re gonna make me cry,” Keane said to her baby.
After capturing the hearts of people around the world with the famous video of her baby, Keane continues to provide updates on Instagram and YouTube.
The mother of three children said her baby is progressing with speech therapy and learning sign language.
” I have ALWAYS equally shared our moments of ‘firsts’ on this journey as hearing parents raising a Deaf child and have been exposing ourselves & Charly to ASL since the day of diagnosis,” Keane wrote. “Literally within HOURS we were learning basic sign. Dude- my heart hurts as I have read comments from people persecuting and shunning some of the amazing Deaf mentors who have embraced us on this journey. These Deaf mentors have encouraged us and GENTLY sat us down and shared with us the rich history and culture that is important to them and why cochlear implants are a sensitive topic within the community BUT they never turned their backs on us. They EMBRACED us.”
Remember Roman Walking With Crutches?
Two years ago, a two-year-old baby named Roman, who was born with spina bifida, took over the internet when he showed off his crutches.
Whitney Dinkel went to Facebook to share the video of her baby telling his dog Maggie to look at him while he takes some steps with his crutches. Roman was diagnosed with myelomenigocele, a severe type of spina bifida, while his mom was still pregnant. He received surgery while he was in the womb and eventually learned how to walk.
‘I had to let him fall a few times so he’d know I wouldn’t be there to catch him, and he had to learn how to catch himself,’ his mother Whitney told CBS News.
Resources
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI): process of screening every newborn for hearing loss prior to hospital discharge. Infants not passing the screening receive appropriate diagnostic evaluation before three months of age and, when necessary, are enrolled in early intervention programs by six months of age . . . Hearing screening is easy and is not painful . . . babies are often asleep while being screened . . . The earlier a hearing loss is detected and treated in infants the better the outcome for language and speech development. Find an audiologist who specializes in pediatrics and find out all you can about hearing aids and/or cochlear implants.
Early Intervention For Children With Spina Bifida
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Early intervention: system of services designed to help infants and toddlers with disabilities (until their 3rd birthday) and their families . . . If a child with spina bifida is found eligible for early intervention services (and most are), staff work with the child’s family to develop what is known as an Individualized Family Services Plan, or IFSP. The IFSP will describe the child’s unique needs as well as the services he or she will receive to address those needs. The IFSP will also emphasize the unique needs of the family, so that parents and other family members will know how to support their young child’s needs.
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