This morning we all got up late (Hubby had the day off) and took our time getting around. Sam and I went into the kitchen for our usual routine of an apple cinnamon cereal bar and some milk to start the day. This morning no one was in a rush so I decided to make something more filling for breakfast. I asked Sam what she wanted and she replied with her tried and true response..."Ceeweeall." Translation: Cereal...accompanied with the sign. I told her today we were going to have something different, and asked again what did she want. To my surprise and great joy, she replied, "Bread and eggs!" Now for most parents of any typically developing 2 1/2 year old, this answer would not have seemed so extraordinary. However Samantha has up to this point shown very little free thinking, and almost no independent expressive language. If you give her an option she will repeat it and usually accept, but for her to determine on her own and be able to express a multiple desire is next to phenomenal. I grabbed her and scooped her up promising she could eat all the bread and eggs she wanted. It was a great start to a great day!
We prepared for the arrival of my parents and are very excited to have them here tomorrow evening. They will be here a full week and hopefully will be able to get lots of quality grandma and grandpa time in. Samantha is in for some spoiling! Then again, what are grandparents for?
Holy cow!! Isn't that so exciting. Typical and simple successes for most children aren't that exciting but when you have been waiting so long for it from your child, it is AMAZING!! Go Samantha! It is so wonderful to hear that there is some sort of progress all of the time. Who knows what she might be doing in a few months!!
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