We have WORDS! PLURAL!

Nearly a year ago Greyson said his first word - Dada. We were sure that more would follow shortly. Then we thought that more words would come by the spring, then the summer, then the fall. 2 weeks ago his speech therapist practically threw up her hands in frustration. He's been seeing a speech therapist every other week for over a year now. No of her "tricks" have worked. There was simply no good reason for him not to be talking. He can hear, he understands what we are saying - he can even follow complex directions. He babbled, he signed, but the kid would NOT TALK!

Until this week. I don't know what finally clicked in his head but suddenly Greyson is talking! YAY!! It is making life SOOOO much easier. Now that he can tell me what he wants the head banging has decreased significantly. In fact I don't think he banged his head once yesterday - VICTORY!

So here is the current word list - with more being added all the time!

• Dada
• Mum-mum
• Juice
• Eyes
• Up
• On
• Off
• Out
• Broom
• This-One
• That
• Ice
• Baby
• Go
  
• "Oh" - for Open
• "Gah" - for Grapes

Plus he knows and can say the alphabet up through I!

I know that he's said more. We are working on Zip and Shoes too. He'll repeat them but hasn't said them on his own yet.

Everyday he is saying more and more! Finally, the words we've been waiting for have kicked in!