Last night we met our new slp (speech language pathologist). Beth, our original slp left LPS (Lincoln Public Schools) at the end of the school year. She is now working with an independent office and we are still using her. LPS offers "free" services and we now pay for Beth. :) So, Beth is going to our daycare every Monday for a teaching visit and to our house every Wednesday for a visit. We will also have weekly visits with our new slp and deaf educator through LPS. Our new slp is Carol and we love her too! Mandy, our current deaf educator will be teaching the hearing impaired pre-school class full time this fall (morning and afternoon session) which means we'll also be losing her (but she'll be Elli's teacher so we're not technically losing her). Our new deaf educator will be Faye and I've heard really great things about her. We're excited and fortunate to have all the visits and have such a great team to work with Briggs and us!!
Anyway, the visit yesterday was exciting!! Carol was observing and just catching up on Briggs since she had never met him. She was amazed at how well he's doing only being activated 2 1/2 months. Briggs is ALWAYS turning to his name and to sounds. He fully understands no and when he's doing something he shouldn't. He's constantly responding to all the 6 ling sounds. Briggs is waving hi and bye with the verbal cue (not seeing the action first). You ask him where his ball is and he goes right over and picks it up (without us pointing at it). He picks up his cars/trucks and makes a vroom or raspberry sound as he's driving it across the floor. When asked if wants more (snack) he'll turn the person with the food and vocalize for more. He's giving approximations of about 6 different words. He's understanding SO MUCH, SO SOON!!! Miracle!!
Elli will be starting swimming lessons in a couple weeks. We tried last year and she did okay but was still a little to shy. We're waiting for warmer weather so we can go to the pool. She's busy playing outside and the summer is already going by so fast!
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He's doing so much for just 2 1/2 mths post activation! Go Briggs!
Go Briggs! How amazing!
I don't know if I told you, but Life with Lucas has a new URL:
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