This word came mere hours after a speech therapist came to our house to evaluate Greyson for services because he only started making clear babbling sounds in December. Oh the irony.
Everyday when Michael comes home Greyson gets so excited. His whole body lights up with joy at seeing his dad again. When Micheal comes home he gives Greyson a hug and then does the sign for "dad" which is an open hand to the forehead while saying "Dad, Dad, Dad".
So last week when Michael came home Greyson beat him to the punch. He put his hand to his forehead and said "Dadada"! He'd been doing the sign for awhile, but if I needed more proof that he was saying "dad" seeing the sign with it sealed the deal.
No luck on getting a "mama" out of him...
2 comments:
I predict a "Mama" in the very near future Morgan! In the meantime, to even out the teams, maybe you should start sneaking Tallulah some bacon on the sly and see if you can't lure her away from the boys!
Kids in our family tend to talk a little bit later, so I'm not worried that Radar hasn't spoken his first word yet. When I ask him where mommy is, he smiles and punches me! Not exactly American sign language, but at least I know he's understanding...
To comment on Radar's comment - a smile and a punch may not be ASL, but it's certainly American little boy sign language! :)
That's awesome that there was a clear sign and audible connection to it!
I have a hard time figuring out how to determine the "first word". I mean there were probably a lot of "almosts" right? Him trying to communicate and maybe getting close to the sounds but not quite good enough to call it a passing grade? Or maybe it really is quite clear when you have heard every sound the little one makes.
Anyway, congratulations!
And on the irony of the speech therapists visit - often times we need the presence of an "evaluator" to really push ourselves to get the job done. ;)
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