Austin "sharing" his dandelions
There has been an explosion in this house, and it comes in the form of two small boys.
Oliver started scootching around on April 8th. This morning he has explored four cabinets in the living room, the drawer under the stove, ravaged some toys in the toy room and headed for the stairs. He has chased Austin down the hall and eyed the dog's water bowl before I closed the door and he started crying. It has been a week kid, let's slow down a little, mmmK?
I love that Oliver has started moving, but it's also a little sad that once they learn how, there is no going back. Our days of having a baby that just sits with you (or squirms with you) is over. From now on, they will both be headed in opposite directions, or in the same direction before they collide over a toy, and I'll be missing a snuggle bug in my lap.
Austin's vocabulary is also growing at a rapid rate. He tells us things are "delicious" or picks up his books and wants to read them to us. He asks "why" and references time sequences. He negotiates. I'm not sure if that has sparked a little overdrive in his brain or not, but something has triggered something that is now making him stammer over his words.
One sentence can take a while to be spit out, if he gets it out at all. This morning when I went to get him out of his crib he went to ask his first question, "Where's Ollie" and it came out more like, "Wawawawawawawawawawawawawawa" before his little face turned into a frown and he started to cry. He told me "the words are stuck. You say it Mommy." Obviously he can say the words, he knows what he wants to say, and if he changes sentences the whole thing can come out, but often times his initial sentence is getting stuck and we just have to be patient. At first this was kind of cute, but then it became worrisome. After doing some research and contacting our speech therapist, we've decided it's not really anything to worry about right now. It's a phase that some kids go through and it can take a while to work it's way out. The best thing we can do is give him our entire attention when he's speaking so he knows he has the time to say what he wants to say.
I find it kind of amusing that this kid of ours who is an extremely picky eater and has had to work so hard to communicate comes from me who cannot seem to stop eating or talking!
As our house explodes with new movement and words, the sun, warmth, and trees are exploding around us, which leaves us with many mornings and afternoons spent outside. It looks like it's going to be a great Spring!
2 comments:
Adam stuttered a little when he was young and a speech therapist told him his brain was just moving a little too quickly for his mouth to catch up. He said that made him feel better and smarter. I'm sure Austin will grow out of it when his little mouth catches up with his brain!
That's funny he can remember it! That is almost exactly what Megan, our speech therapist said. Too bad Austin isn't old enough to understand he's just too smart ;)
It also reminds me of when he just started talking and he had problems with motor planning. Essentially the same thing, but just with sounds instead of words.
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