Tiff here. I hope this clears up a few questions for some of you.

First, it should now be a bit easier to leave a comment. Brilliant Ben made a few changes that should help. But be aware that if you want to say something very personal, the whole world can see this blog, so in that case, send an email instead.

Second, a kiwi rusk (for those not in the know) has nothing to do with kiwifruit, but rather kiwi-the-people-from-New Zealand. A rusk is a teething biscuit. It's a bit different from what is available here in the USA. It's kind of like a really dense, really hard baguette about the size of my finger, which is Rose's second favorite chew toy. She got to try one for the first time yesterday. She wouldn't give it back! It's her new best friend, and thus...mine as well. It's probably a bit earlier than the recommended age, but desparate times call for desperate measures. Most of Rose's food is homemade, organic, natural type hippie food. This is a LONG way from that. It's bleached white flour and salt, for pete's sake. But Rose is a product of modern science, and she has made it perfectly clear that she will have her rusk! Hehehe.

Third, There are really two manufacturers of implants that we are looking into. One of us is leaning toward the "Advanced Bionic's HiResolution Bionic Ear System", and the other one of us leans toward the "Nucleus Freedom Cochlear Implant System by Cochlear". We would love any input you all have. You can check out what they have to say online.

http://www.advancedbionics.com/

http://www.cochlearamericas.com/index.asp

Hope that that clears up some of your questions. We are thrilled with the responses to our blog. It makes us feel much more in touch, and that is a beautiful thing. I think that it will also be a really neat record of Rose's life for her to look at when she's older.

Peace. Out.