The Latest Report

The speech therapist from the hospital is planning to retest Buster Brown's Language next week. She thinks he might be almost caught up to his peers. One month ago she said he tested 2.5 years behind (The post I wrote that day) his age group. It seems that whatever she presents to him he learns in that session and then he's ready to move on. She's not sure what to do with that exactly. He needs some help with articulation and syntax, but it's coming, and she truly believes he's catching it as we go.

She might be right.

People are commenting that they understand him just fine now.

Slowly but surely the content of his speech is pulling together. It used to be so random and off the wall.

Wouldn't it be something if he worked his way right out of speech therapy this year?

Missy is learning too, but her deficits were greater to begin with... Since we started light therapy she has progressed with incredible speed, but her articulation will take time, lots and lots of time and I do think it has to do with her cleft palate and her tongue always being in the way.

Vanessa turned 17 today! We went out to eat since she is "great-grand-parent" sitting all week in town with Dakota. It was a lovely restaurant and they gave us a room all to ourselves - beautiful!  When dessert was brought with a lit candle and all, the excitement and joy on Missy's face was priceless. She sang with gusto. All eyes were fixed on her rather than the birthday girl because it was so riveting to watch her great happiness in singing to Vanessa. Her first words on awakening this morning, as she at bolt upright in bed were, "Is it Bunessa's birtday today?

I am enjoying a recess from manipulative behaviors and I am not for one second taking it for granted.

Oh, and Buster's glasses were fixable. He's VERY thankful.