This comment came from a complete stranger today but in the nicest way...seriously. She was amused and entertained by Van's non-stop chatter and conversation...with everyone and anyone who might stop to listen. It's a verbal assault really, an explosion of words and thoughts and sentences and emotions and it's all making sense. It has clicked for him now and he just can't stop. Thank you to all who said, "just you wait, you might be sorry", it's true...but we aren't sorry at all...couldn't be happier actually. To just hear his cute little voice and understand all the thoughts that are going on up in that head. The speech teacher told me today that he's got "S" down, totally age appropriate on that one and now we are moving to multiple syllable words and 4 year old sounds...wow, wow, wow.
He's now progressed Scott and I to just "dad" and "mom", although I do still get some "mommies" in there once in a while for good measure. He loves to sing..."Boom, Boom, Pow" is still high on his play list, he names kids in his class, (Katherine is apparently his type!), he tells me what they did in school and he makes very specific requests now for TV shows, food and driving directions..."No mom, turn right"...and he's usually right too.
Videos soon so you can hear it too.
5 comments:
What an awesome moment! Bet that stranger had no idea how much punch her words packed!!
Van has SO much to say - Ann it is wonderful to finally hear it all! yippeee!!
Yay Van, we are so proud of you and all of your hard work!! Talk away little friend! Our cleft babies have come a long way since the Victory haven't they Tracey? I suppose you could say it's a whole new VICTORY!!
Blessings~
Tina
What an exciting post - I can't wait to see him again and hear all that he has to say. Congratulations to you all - hard work and lots of love have paid off in abundance.
Way to go, Van. I love you, little man.
I remember when Sam just all of a sudden "got it" as well. He just couldn't stop talking. And now when I tell strangers about how he was such a late talker that we were getting worried they just can't believe it.
Congrats on your little talker. It really is nice to hear their voices, isn't it?
So fun to hear the strings of thoughts now emerging from Van with such ease..and charm!
We LOVE him, and hearing more from him, and his parents! :)
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