Making Progress....

It's hard to believe our boy is 21 months old already, time is flying by, and I wanted to share what our little guy has been up too.

                                                  He loves to eat!!!

At his 15 month check-up, he wasn't talking.  He called both me and my husband "mama" and pointed or cried for what he wanted.  I discussed this with my pediatrician, and she said he could be delayed because of all the problems he had with his ears or because he is a boy and boys can be "lazy" compared to girls.  She suggested we say everything he asks for several times so he hears the word, continue to read to him, and talk to him about what's going on around him in his world.

Within the last 2 1/2 months or so, I am happy to say Liam has made so much progress in his speech, even saying two syllable words.  It seems like he remembers words more once he hears them, and has something new to say everyday!!  I have noticed he gets a lot less frustrated now because he can tell us more about what he wants or doesn't want.

We continue to talk to him, pronounce things he wants, and read to him; but his speech has made huge improvements.  Unfortunately his ears are giving him problems again, and we will probably be going back to see his ear specialist to check on the tubes and have his hearing checked.

We are so proud of him!!! We know he is very, very smart, but he just didn't know how to say what was on his mind.  We mostly think it's because he wasn't hearing properly before the tubes were placed, and he just had to play catch up.

Mommy loves you Liam bean!!!!