The first week of speech

Last week went by super fast! We had 4 therapies (OT, speech and 2 speech sessions at the new office!)--I think it tuckered Bug out!

OT went ok, I talked with Lauren about transitioning to private therapy and our options for that. I am waiting to hear back from the OT we'd like--and getting a little frustrated because I'm having a tough time getting a hold of them. Unfortunately, there aren't a ton of options for OT, so I'm hoping we can get this set up soon!

Speech with Laura (our new therapist) is going really well! Bug has transitioned quickly and yesterday went back without me! Really good. I had to laugh because on Friday, Laura tried a technique called "sabotage" where she wouldn't give in to Bug (give him toys he wanted, etc) unless he at least made an attempt at asking for them. When she told me about it, she said "He is..." I said "Stubborn?" "Persistent" Yep. I know. He's been persistent from the get-go. :)

Yesterday Bug matched some items for Laura and did volunteer a few words. She's starting to present him with structure (like not roaming all over the room, sitting at a table until he finishes a task, etc). It's definitely going to take some time, but he does seem responsive to her.

One thing I found, that I'm rather surprised about, is that I get kind of frustrated when I can hear Bug not respond to her when I know he can. Like, if it's something he says at home no problem. So maybe it's a good thing I'm not in there with him ;)

Another change we've had is all of the sudden, Bug has started putting consonants on the ends of his words!  Sit and hat and cake and the like. It's great to hear. Kerry said today that kids should by the age of 3 so it's good to see he's in a good place with that! Plus it really helps in understanding him!

We got some snow last week, and I was FINALLY able to convince Bug to put on boots (rainboots, because Virginia snow is not real snow) so we could go outside:

He had a blast running through the snow and eating the "mooncakes" I made for him. <3

Here's hoping we continue to see good progress. Hard to believe next week is our last week of Early Intervention therapies. Guess we'll have to do a big recap, eh?