The funny thing is she still calls her mom "Dog". We haven't figured that out yet. "Dog" was her first word a few months ago, and she knows what it means. She gives our English Setter hugs and cookies and calls her "Dog", and if she sees one on TV, in books, or out and about she says it too, so she knows. Last night was also the first time she put two words together. So yeah, I'm puddley. She turned 3 on September 1. Ken and I have often said that she is like Helen Keller - there's a key for communication in her somewhere and we just have to find the key. I think we're getting closer. Boy, when she gets here this morning when Mom goes to work she's going to get the biggest hug EVER!
Daughter Terrin was that way. I didn't think she'd ever start talking. Just pointed and grunted - a lot. For Christmas her grandparents sent her a toy telephone. I walked past the girls' room and thought I heard Tam talking on the phone. I stopped, and realized that it was Ter. She was telling her "Gammy" what she got for Christmas. Little stinker - she could talk just fine.
Kendra's seizures haven't let up even with the change in meds. So as long as that flow of information keeps being interrupted she's likely to remain behind. We get so excited about every little thing she does! Last night was huge - I'm still grinning. Oh, and she's repeated it a couple of times today while I've been babysitting her. YIPPPEE!
Thomas has been working really hard, speech therapy three times a week, occupational therapy once a week. The student clinician doesn't get much done with him honestly, but the other place (Easter Seals) is amazing. He's talking! He said bubble, puzzle, blocks... it's hard for him and it's only once in a while, but the words are coming out. We know they're in there.. he can says some clear as day, but he just WONT use them. He said "eyes" with the student clinician... just once, never again. Little stinker, that's what he is. He says words once and never again.
In the past two years he's said duck, chicken, waffle, movie, eyes, bye bye, daddy, mama, cereal, blocks, bubbles, all done, more, please, milk, juice, what dat.. but most of them once and never again. He said duck at 11 months old. 11 months! And this little turd still can't communicate at almost 3. He has words but has no idea how to use them to convey his needs. He just repeats them. They have little to no meaning to him. He just repeats. He says 'more/please' for everything now, knowing it gets him things
Had a meeting with the school system yesterday for his evaluation to see if he's eligible for special education services and whatnot. He did really well, but he was exhausted afterward. Going to get an in-home evaluation next month and then another meeting in December to hear the results. I believe he needs to have atleast a 25% delay/loss to receive services for something. So that means he qualifies, he's way further behind than that.
The audiologist present did state that there's no reason his hearing loss would have delayed his language like it did. Halleluja! I told her that so many 'specialists' have claimed his delays are caused by his hearing, but I knew that's not true. She agreed and said the hearing loss would have to be way worse than his is to see the delays he has.. so there's something else going on.
We're finally getting somewhere!
Ofcourse my pediatrician blew me off again the other day when I brought up food allergies.
So excited for my little boy, he loves his speech therapist and does so well with her, we're going to go see her twice a week after we drop therapy with the student clinician.. he just doesn't work well with Thomas, he's too difficult for him.
