Cables or headphones....

With the Freedom package there are the complimentary (for us at least) cables to connect to a audio-socket on a CD-player or other appliances..
It works.. but it takes time to put it on... Plus, the BTE needs to go outof the pouch (in Lotte's case) and hang on her ear. Not the favorite location in Lottes world.. And.. it will be connected to only 1 BTE. OK... with a splitter, you can get it to both, but you can forget about any stereo-effect..

So, we bought wireless headphones.... They will cover the BTE's when on the ear... Stereo sound... Yes..!!
Still, we have to get the BTE's on the ears, but then... Lotte loves it..
Next station.... make her listen to storybooks on CD's instead of watching TV....

But... back on the shoulders when she's done.....
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The shower incident...

Lotte needed to get clean.... Preferably by taking a shower...
She comes to me and asks if she can take a shower alone....
"Sure..." and after taking off the BTE's, she happily goes upstairs to the shower....

All's well... a happy child singing in the shower... Deaf, but singing her heart out.... Like I said.. all's well....
... until Lotte's mother finds out that....

Lotte has locked the bathroom door. Uncomfortable feeling: deaf child in the shower with no possibility to get in there if needed. Guess she decided it was HER shower, and NO-ONE was getting in. Not for a wash, not for a pee... !!!

So.... what to do?... How do you get the attention of a deaf 7-year old, enjoying a shower....
OK... brainstorming and with her being so visual, a piece of paper under the door should work... Waving it from left to right.....
And it did... "Yes dad... I'm in the shower. Go away!!"
Hmmm... We got her attention. Now to get her annoyed so she will open the door..... more waving....
"I'm in the shower...!!"
But she finally gets annoyed enough to get out of the shower, and opens the door...  A little annoyed, but happy that she took a shower by herself..

We took the key away... Closed the door and automatically turned off the light in the bathroom...
Immediate reaction by Lotte.... "Put the light on.. !!"

Duh... that would have been easier than waving with paper...
Next time.. :-)

p.s.
Lotte noticed us writing on her blog.. So we explained it was about her locking the shower door... She remembered...
"Why did you lock the door..??" we asked.
"Because... So you could not come in."
She did not want any help with washing her hair.. She wanted to do it by herself....
Sweet....

p.p.s. Picture taken by Lotte