The Hearing Wife

A few months ago we took a huge leap of faith. We left our beautiful home and Fayoz's job in Washington state and moved to Washington DC for Fayoz to attend Gallaudet University, the only university in the world designed for deaf students.  There have been many bumps, but at this point I can say I'm so grateful to be here. One of the best things about this area is connecting with the Deaf community. Our Sign Language church group in downtown DC is amazing (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). I have met some other hearing wives who have become my dear friends. All of them are musical and with them I have been able to incorporate Sign Language in a way our husbands can enjoy. We put together this song, it really reflects the feelings I've had through the craziness of this move! I love this song, and my hope is this version can reach someone who needs the message.

Dear Jesse, Today we went to Altitude trampoline park for the second time this week. We went on Tuesday because I mistakenly thought our that’s when our friends were coming. They were actually coming on Thursday, so we went again today to join our friends. You LOVE the jump park. I sometimes wonder how long you would have to be there to actually want to come home. We have been there for over 3 hours and you still throw a tantrum when it’s time to leave. I’ve learned I have to talk you through every aspect of the jump park, anticipating the most unpleasant parts, like waiting to get your wristband before storming the trampoline, taking a break to go potty and coming with me when the timer goes off and we have to leave. Poor Ona and Bobo didn’t know my tricks. They bravely took both you and Alora to the jump park alone the last time they visited. I packed for them some extra pants in a plastic bag just in case, along with even more extras in the diaper bag and encouraged them to take...