You know the saying, a picture is worth a thousand words. So very true this month. I was quite unsuccessful in getting a really good 11 month photo because Miss Emily is ON THE MOVE as it is so clear from my photo attempts! Crawling fast, pulling up, cruising, standing alone for a few seconds at a time and even taking a few baby steps and transferring between objects or people. She is fast and she is sneaky. I'm convinced she'll be walking by her birthday next month.
We've been enjoying summer. Emily has loved pool and outdoor time and has fun playing and visiting with lots of friends. We've had lots of playtime with friends. She still loves playing games with us--especially peek-a-boo and chasing after mommy or brother (while daddy holds her and they run after us). She likes to drop things just to have us say "uh-oh" and then she turns her hands over like "uh-oh, what did I do?" except she knows exactly what she just did!!
In addition to all the new movement, she also has learned to drink from a straw and is getting much better at drinking from a sippy cup. She now consistently signs "more" when she wants more food (though it's really just her clapping her hands) and eats more and more table food. While signing "more" is really the only consistent signed or verbal word she has, she is beginning to experiment with some new speech sounds, specifically s/t/k/p. This is really exciting because these are all "softer" speech sounds that lie in the upper frequencies where she has the hearing loss. It's great to hear her produce these sounds and mimic them back to use when we make them to her which is a great indicator that with her hearing aids she is actually hearing those sounds.
We continue to be reassured by her speech therapist and auditory teaching that she is right on track developmentally for communication but as Mom, I am still oh so anxious for those first consistent words.
It's hard to believe that 12 months is so quickly approaching! We can't wait to celebrate that first birthday with our sweet girl next month!
Playing with brother
Causing trouble
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