Watch the heartwarming moment a deaf three-month-old baby hears her mum’s voice for the first time
With wide-eyed amazement and an ear-to-ear grin, little Annabelle Lawrence reacts to hearing for the first time
THIS is the heartwarming moment a deaf three-month-old baby girl hears her mum's voice for the first time.
With wide-eyed amazement and an ear-to-ear grin, little Annabelle Lawrence's expression confirmed she recognised noises for the first time.
Born profoundly deaf, the young tot received two hearing aids on Wednesday and when they were turned on she couldn't hide her excitement.
In the clip, mum Sarah Jo, from Boise, Idaho, USA, asks her if her daughter if she can hear, and she breaks out in a massive gummy smile, eyes open wide when she realises she is listening to her mother speak.
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Sarah Jo said: "Everything has been so overwhelming. To be able to tell Annabelle that I love her and know she hears me is very emotional.
"You could see how excited she was to be able to hear. I can't stop talking to her.
"Whenever I'm doing the dishes or putting a wash on I give her a running commentary.
"I want her to be able to catch up on the last three months."
As the video continues, the audiologist from Idaho Elks Hearing and Balance Center, Boise, continues with tests to determine to what level Annabelle's hearing is working.
When she hears clapping, she starts to look a little perplexed and turns her head a full 90 degrees searching for the origins.
Annabelle's hearing aids are temporary as she will have cochlear implants put in when she is nine months old.
Her current hearing aids enable her to hear sufficiently enough as the auditory nerve in her brain is functioning perfectly.
Sarah Jo added: "At the moment she is really tired.
"I think hearing for the first time means her brain is working extra hard to understand what is happening.
"She is napping much longer than she did before to recuperate.
"But when she's awake she is so much more excited."