text: The parents of Elijah Cook were worried he may be born deaf. Hearing problems had run strongly through the genetics of Ahavah and Jason Cook, with both their mothers and fathers deaf. But after the baby boy was confirmed to be profoundly deaf in his left ear and only able to hear 75 decibels in his right, the couple from Andova, Minnesota, were afforded something neither of their parents were. Last month, they were able to experience the moment their son was able to hear for the first time, thanks to a pair of specially-fitted hearing aids. Amazing moment: Elijah Cook was last month fitted with hearing aids that allowed him to properly hear the voice of his mother, Ahavah Cook, for the first time . All smiles: Tests confirmed he was profoundly death in his left ear and only able to hear 75 decibels in his right, but doctors decided to fit him with hearing aids as soon as possible . What's that noise?: Elijah will now undergone a more serious set of tests in a few months, at about seven-months-old, to determine what more can be done about his hearing . Elijah failed his first hearing test just 12 hours after being born in Coon Rapids on January 2. 'When Elijah came back (from the first test), we were expecting good news because we have almost a dozen nieces and nephews that have no hearing issues,' Mrs Cook wrote on the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota website. Elijah went on to fail three more tests. Then on March 5, at nine-weeks-old, he was fitting with the hearing aids, and the amazing moment was caught on video. 'The first time I saw him blink, I had a lot of emotions,' Mrs Cook said. 'I was trying really hard not to cry. 'I didn't want him to see me cry. I was trying hard to keep it together and just talk to him.' Family: Ahavah and Jason Cook are pictured here with little Elijah and their eldest, daughter Evelyn, 7 . Progress: The mothers and fathers of both Ahavah and Jason Cook were all deaf, so the couple were expecting hearing problems following the birth of their son, Elijah (right) Since then, Elijah has been cooing, smiling and responding to the sounds made by his family, including big sister Evelyn, 7. 'The cooing is the big thing,' Mr Cook said. 'He wasn't very talkative, but ever since he was fitted for his hearing aids he's cooing more, he pays more attention.' Because he is so young, doctors will wait a until Elijah is about seven months old to make further deductions about his hearing. Until then, his parents are happy with the progress and say their experience growing up in deaf families has well-equipped them for the road ahead. The touching family moment was first uploaded to YouTube. Fighter: Elijah Cook was born profoundly deaf in his left ear and able to hear only 75 decibels in his right .
target: Elijah Cook was found to be profoundly death in his left ear and only able to hear 75 decibels in his shortly after his birth in January .
  The mothers and fathers of both his parents, Ahavah and Jason Cook, of Andova, Minnesota, were all deaf, so doctors decided to press ahead .
  Last month they fitted Elijah with a set of hearing aids .
  The moment he responded to his mom's voice for the first time was caught on video, with Elijah clearly responding .