Cochlear Implant Activation

On January 2, 2013 Jonah's cochlear implants were activated.  We first met with the audiologist and she helped us begin to sort through the FOUR boxes of accessories and parts for his devices.  After that, she began the initial mapping (basically it is programming the device specifically for Jonah).  Grandparents were then squeezed into the tiny room and the initial activation took place.  Jonah did begin crying when they were first turned on.  Our best guess is that he was scared and overwhelmed.  He gradually adjusted as the cochlear was turned down to a more comfortable level.  He reacted to the sound on his iPad by turning it down after I turned it up and he also started different times when he coughed.