Speech Therapy 02.10.11

Yesterday was a good day at speech therapy. Leilani was vocal (although she said no words) and we all got a big surprise when the doctor asked Leilani a question, and Leilani nodded "yes." This is the first time she's really responded to someone talking to her. I know nodding is nowhere close to talking, but it was still a big step in terms of communication. We were all really excited.

It also sounds like Leilani might have a new word: kitty. Sometimes when one of the cats walks past at home, Leilani makes a K sound. "Kit" is really what it is. I think we need to keep an eye on this and help it develop.
That makes two words she's currently saying. "Luna" being the other one. (That's the name of her grandma's dog.) Strange that both words are animals.

I've been keeping track of Leilani's words since she was nine months old. She has started saying some words at times, but then loses them eventually. The only word that's really stuck with her has been "Luna."
She's said: no, hi, uh-oh, Luna, and has babbled mamama and dadada.

I also inquired about about switching therapists due to the recent confusion on our therapist's part. I was told that their waiting lists for all the therapists are really long, and we'd be starting from scratch. (We did have to wait over a month to get in the first time.) So I'm going to table the idea of switching and see how things go with the therapist we're with. She seemed a lot better yesterday too and didn't mix Leilani up with anyone else. I'm hoping that the few incidences of confusion were due to Leilani being a relatively new patient of hers. But if it does start happening again, then something will definitely have to be done.