I Am One!

WOW! Can you believe it?! I am one year old today!! I woke up moments before my real actual time of birth this morning :) My daddy is spending the day with me and mommy today :) YAY! We went to say hello to Dr Nagel, we gave him a cake and a milktart to celebrate my birthday :) Next we went over to Parklands, we saw all our old friends...the security, the cafe staff, the pharmacy staff, the reception staff...then we headed up to NICU where we delivered a cake for them as well :) All my friends there were happy to see me :) next stop was labour ward :) then maternity ward :) lots of excitement everywhere :) Next we headed to St. Augustine's to visit Dr Egner. He also got a cake and a milk tart :) His staff told us Dr Egner was asking when I am coming to see him again :) It was a nice "non- appointment" visit :) When we got home I had so much fun opening my presents! It was so fun ripping up the paper and trying out the new toys :D So much excitement today...sooo tired....must...sleep...

Cochlear Implants...

Today I had another appointment with the audiologists...we go every week...I was tested in the booth with my hearing aids on...afterwards they told mommy and daddy that I might be a candidate for Cochlear Implants...

My 1st Birthday Party!

Today was my first birthday party!!! I had so much fun!! Mommy let me sit and play on the grass for a bit...I got to chew on a chomp for the first time :) I also got to chew on a marshmellow cone - which I enjoyed until it was dunked in chocolate...then I threw it on the floor...my cake was made up of lots of cupcakes...I had one too :) I enjoyed squashing it and making a mess with it :) All my big friends had fun at my party too! I got a lot of presents but I will only open them on my real birthday...Thank you so much to my granny and my aunty Olivia for having such an awesome party for me :) and thank you to everyone that came to help us celebrate! I love you all!

You can have a look at some photos if you want - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150421771045540.407761.751400539&type=3

How Do You Rate Me?

I had an appointment with the audiologists today. They put me in the booth again. This time my daddy sat with me.  I had fun playing with aunty Lauren.  Everyone was clapping for me so I think I did well this time...I even turned my head to look at the screens when they came on which I haven't done before...New impressions were taken of my ears because I need new moulds for the hearing aids because my ears have grown!!!!  The ones I have now keep coming out! Aunty Kara also did a development assessment.  This is how she rated me:

Cognition/Play : 6 to 9 months

Social Interaction : 9 to 12 months

Listening : 6 to 9 months

Emerging Meaning : 3 to 6 months

Vocal Expression : 3 to 6 months

(Remember that my "corrected age" is considered as about 7 and a half months even though my real age is nearly 12 months)

Big Top Rock!! (Fundraiser)

Another fund raiser at The Barnyard for Corgan Layden!!! For bookings contact Sharon on 0735043517 or email: sharonannblanche@gmail.com

Date of Fundraiser - 04 January 2012
Tickets are R135.00
PLEASE NOTE: You must book through Sharon in order to support the fund raiser - tickets bought directly from The Barnyard do not count towards Corgan's Fundraiser.

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The Barnyard Theatre at Gateway is going big in order to celebrate its tenth birthday as it prepares to stage Big Top Rock from 18 October to 8 January 2012. This show is bound to have audiences spellbound, as this sequel to Rock Circus takes the show’s concept to new heights.

Big Top Rock is the ultimate rock ’n roll circus, and the show includes music, aerial acts, jugglers and a circus atmosphere that will rock you like no other. After the success of Rock Circus, Big Top Rock continues to mesmerize its audiences in an action-packed show featuring an extended stage.

Hosting the show as ringmaster is the talented rock singer extraordinaire Kyle Matthews who is joined by Nadine Sisam and Petto Bock on vocals, backed up by a rocking five-piece band! The four-piece international aerial act Sircusynergy fronted by Orlando and Natalie Vargas (who blew audiences away in Rock Circus) add the icing to the cake. Sircusynergy perform a variety of acts that include the running wall, pole acrobatics, juggling, flying rope, lyra and strap acts which are all performed to the beat of the rocking live band and singers. Six decades of music is featured from icons like Prince, Lenny Kravitz and Pink, to rock bands like ACDC, U2, Journey, Santana and

many more.

Big Top Rock is the biggest, most entertaining and most daring show ever produced by The Barnyard Theatres, so let us entertain you!

Tickets are R135 per person from Wednesday to Saturday For

bookings and enquiries, phone Sharon on 0735043517 or email sharonannblanche@gmail.com

Visit my Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Corgan-Layden/279928272034092?sk=info

My First FUN-d raiser :)

Thank you sooo much to everyone that supported my first fundraiser! It was so much FUN (even though I slept through most of it:) I hope to see you all at the next one!! Thank you so much to my granny, Sharon Blanche for all of her hard work and effort! I really appreciate it. I love you! xxx

Oompa Loompa

I went to the audiologists this morning. They tested me in the booth again and I think I responded well :) I had fun playing with aunty Lauren and her toys :) I also liked all the clapping I got when I responded :) I also got weighed at a clinic today - 5.4kg!

Raffle Fundraiser for Me - run and sponsored by Yvonne Hegter

"For only R5 stand a chance to win a toy doll's cot with linen and help Corgan who was born 3 months premature on 27 October 2010, weighing only 520g. He recently had an ABR test and they concluded that he has profound hearing loss in both ears and will need hearing aids at a cost of around R60 000. Draw will take place on 30 November 2011. Winner will be notified via telephone or e-mail on 1 December 2011."

To buy a ticket you can contact:

Sharon Blanche 0735043517 or sharonannblanche@gmail.com