Aidan has always been sensitive to sounds. When he was born, he was born so quickly that he didn't spend enough time in the birth canal and was born with fluid in his ears, failing his newborn hearing screenings. At some point, the fluid cleared up and he could hear. He hated noises. Hated water running, squeaky doors, doors slamming, velcro, etc. While Aidan has gotten so much better about noises, he's definitely still very sensitive to sound. We can be on a walk and he'll tell us the train is coming, a good 10 minutes before it gets to us. Sometimes we think he's wrong, but every time the little guy proves us wrong.
We've gotten so used to Aidan's sound sensitivity that sometimes we forget. This weekend was a big reminder that while he can cope most of the time, sometimes noises affect him. We knew the air compressor would be a big deal so we talked to him about it and closed doors between him and the air compressor. At night, we took a trip out and on the way home it was raining. Aidan kept asking "what's that?". We couldn't figure it out. Eventually he demonstrated the sound and we realized he was hearing the sound of the water on the road under the car. Sensitive little guy!
Aidan quote of the day: "Dada you better get out of there. It's gonna be so loud, Dada."
(Mark was using the air compressor and finishing nails to finish the baseboards in the basement bathroom)
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