August 23… that was a long time ago.
Good grief, what has happened since August 23. We have gone from basic pre-word sounds to pre-words. We can recognize; more, cookie, cracker, milk, da, ma, up and a handful of others. Most importantly she has mastered “ya” as if she were born a Minnesota baby rather than Missouri. Her Grandparents must be proud. She gets so excited and does a happy dance when we understand what she is saying. Its almost as if she is wondering why it took us so long to figure out what she wants.
Therapy continues, we have a Hearing, a Global, an Occupational and now a set of Behavioral Analysis therapists. Two more visits and I will have the complete set. Lets see, we learned nothing at all from the neurologist and we are on the waiting list to get into the Knight of Columbus Development Center at Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital for an autism evaluation. We filled out the paperwork a few weeks ago and it can take months to get in, so we wait. We are developing some basic appropriate play, perhaps not quite age appropriate but its a start. Though if pounding on her brother was considered age appropriate we would be all caught up. She loves him so much and wants to be tackling him 24/7. Some days I think he is the center of her world… if only he would accept the adoration she would be his forever… or at least until she discovers boy bands. Instead… well, there is quite a bit of screaming and pouting.
That’s a good place to be, I need to hand the computer over for some quality time with the bill pay website. Off I go.