Speech Therapy 3/17/2010

Mikey had his best therapy session ever! Mikey was doing the hand motions to "wheels on the bus" he said "bye bye" clearer then ever. He picked out the animals and toys that Beth was naming such as fish, car, snake, cow, sheep (and says "baa" for sheep) :) He is doing great with his "ling" sounds (which is the most important of the sounds for a deaf child to learn) He was doing the "ssss" sound, he was going "whooo" when they were doing bubbles and everything! He is continuing to do wonderfully with following directions and listening. I don't think it really amazes me as much as it should because I have seen my little boy accomplish things that should have been months down the road. I was sitting there watching him doing his therapy with Beth and I was almost in tears, my little boy is talking! and making sounds! Who would have ever thought just 3 months later he would be almost caught up with other hearing children his age. It is days like these that make you feel great as a parent and help you to know you made the right choice. :)

Mikey is talking

Mikey is saying "mama", "up", "bubbles" and "bye bye". He can follow one step directions such as, "put it in the trash". He will point to your eyes and nose when you ask him where they are. He does get "eyes" and "nice" confused sometimes :) He does the sign for nice when you tell him to "be nice". He does very well wearing his implants for the most part, but will not wear them when he gets sleepy or in the car.His progress is amazing considering he has only been "turned on" for 2 months.