Adeline is finally talking!! I couldn't be more excited. We have moved away from signing and are now working on vocalizing. She gets it!! Adeline concentrates on my mouth as I say a word repeatedly and then with a little grin she tries to say it back. Most of her words only I can understand but that doesn't matter one bit. She understands the purpose of language and she is applying it to her everyday life. Words she has recently picked up:
Sticks (veggie sticks)
no
yogurt
Charlotte
night night
car (she transitioned nicely from the sign to using the word)
Oscar
Cookie
Ernie
I am surprised how much influence Lila Grace has on Adeline's speech. I figured most of the learning would be done when observing Savannah. Today, as we were pulling away from Charlotte's house Lila Grace was saying, "Charlotte, Charlotte." Adeline chimed right with her own version of the name.
