So.... we have been waiting for a loooong time to hear what Pace is thinking: meaning he still can't talk! He has developed his own system of sign language, which is very effective for him and that helps everyone in the family talk for him. He also "talks" on and on to us with a sound that is very much like humming. This is intermingled with his sign language to add emphasis to what he says:) One day a couple of months ago, he looked at Shawn and I and started humming. He would hum for a really long time for a long "sentence" and do shorter hums for shorter words or sentences. He would laugh after some of the things he would "say". Shawn looked at me and said, "He really thinks he is talking to us!"
A month ago, I finally talked to a speech therapist about this. She said to start with getting his ears checked. I did, and they were just fine! So Pace is now going to speech therapy. His therapist says that she thinks the problem is that he is such a perfectionist that he doesn't want to say anything until he can say it just perfect! Unfortunately, that does indeed sound just like one of our kids.
Pace at speech:
Cute boy! Fascinating! Does he like his speech therapy? Quin is turning two next month and only says about 5 words.
ReplyDeleteI miss that boy so much! His humming is the cutest thing in the world!
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