I suddenly seem to have a little girl by my side, no longer a toddler…
She’s very independent, chatty, pushing boundaries and generally growing up way too fast.
Over the last few weeks, the biggest change in her has been her communication. She’s now mastered putting two, sometimes three words together in sentences and I find that I can actually have a conversation with her where I’m not just asking questions that require a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. She initiates conversation and often approaches me with ‘mummy…’ followed by lots of words and signs (we still use makaton to support her speech). I can mostly work out what she is trying to say, fill in the gaps and always repeat back to her what I think she’s said. I know when I’ve got it right because I get a smile that’s full of understanding and pride. She struggled at first stringing words together and for about a week she developed a stutter as she tried to get two or three words out together. It was so hard to bite your tongue, knowing what she was trying to say but wanting to let her get there by herself.
Using makaton at home (and at nursery too) has also had a big impact on Lucy. From her first sign at 11 months old (‘gone’), now at 14 months she is also picking up words and signs everyday. She’s got herself a reputation as a chatterbox at nursery already, will be interesting to see if that theme continues in future school reports! She’s also mastered saying yes and no when you ask her a question (you can guess which one we hear more of!)… She’s still not yet walking but is cruising and is climbing on everything (daddy is very pleased!).
Signing ‘gone’
They both seem to love being sisters. Lucy likes to be where Ella is (Ella not so much) and Ella still likes taking toys off her sister (to which Lucy shouts ‘share!’). They’re mostly quite affectionate with one another though and I even caught Ella giving Lucy her beloved cat and snuggle after their nap last week…
There’s some changes happening over the next few months in our little world. Ian’s going to be working away from August and Ella is moving to her new nursery in September. I’m sure both girls will take it all in their stride even though I am worrying about how the changes will affect them.
I am sure they won’t notice… Life is so very busy…constantly on a roll…
Happy Sunday everyone xx
Our first baby, Ella Mary, was born at the end of November 2010. We were shocked to find out soon after her birth that she has Down's Syndrome. I was determined from the start that Down's Syndrome will never define Ella or what she is able to do. We will provide for her everything she needs to become the child and the person she deserves to be. There will be hard times ahead.... there are already many hard times behind us. But I already know that the good times will always outweigh the hard times. She has taught me so much in such a short time and seeing life from a new perspective is a privilege that not many of us get the chance to experience.
Join with Google
Join with Facebook
An useful post. Actually, health keeps an important part in our life. One important thing is there, if a child is healthy and fit from the initial stage of his/her life, then rest of his/her life will go in a good way. So, this department must be considered from the very beginning. So, thanks for all those persons and organization who are contributing their best in this department. I appreciate that.
on August 11, 2014 at 6:14 am Deependra Kumar