tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post4887153033993199450..comments2023-05-17T06:31:21.236-05:00Comments on Bushel and a Peck: SpeechlessChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-26660880128416998562009-05-01T12:33:00.000-05:002009-05-01T12:33:00.000-05:00Good Luck, but know it is very common! Daniel was...Good Luck, but know it is very common! Daniel was 20 months when he came home from foster care. His foster Mom only spoke Spanish to him. So he came home only saying Mami & Papi. He babbled for a long time. But all of a sudden one day he just began talking & never stopped. Saying Uh-oh was the first. Now he almost 3yrs old & right on target. So have him evaulated, but just Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146647066785844543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-1668210918177179872009-05-01T08:21:00.000-05:002009-05-01T08:21:00.000-05:00You've gotten some very good advice and informatio...You've gotten some very good advice and information here, so I'm not going to chime in. <br /><br />However, since this is my first comment I just want to say that I've very much enjoyed reading your posts and your sone is adorable! Not that you didn't already know that :-)Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757167867152501195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-59075151442030442482009-04-30T20:40:00.000-05:002009-04-30T20:40:00.000-05:00I am sure you remember that I was very concerned a...I am sure you remember that I was very concerned about Briana's speech. I had her speech evaluated at 30 months because though she was saying lots of words, she wasn't saying sentences. I got her evaluated by Babies Can't Wait and the evaluation was free. In Briana's case, she was fine and didn't need any intervention. (Actually, she is talking in sentences all the time now.) She was just a Briana's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160431869695128577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-54153337742322634812009-04-30T12:06:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:06:00.000-05:00De-lurking to offer my very long 2-cents. I have ...De-lurking to offer my very long 2-cents. I have a three-year-old son who was not uttering a sound at a year except to laugh or cry. He had made one "utterance" - which was "blah" - at 10 months. However, "blah" became "ba," and he hardly ever even said that. I was trying to teach him sign language, as I had done with his two sisters, and he wasn't picking it up. He could wave if you told Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146641116542160830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-31171119217687543742009-04-30T12:00:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:00:00.000-05:00Hi Christie~
I think you're doing the right thing ...Hi Christie~<br />I think you're doing the right thing because you want to know what's going on with your child. I always say knowledge is power!<br /><br />My Ped told me that language and movement don't come at the same time...Kelsey was a fairly good talker, but didn't have the confidence to walk until she was 17months old...but she cruised for months. We knew she could do it, it just took JoAnn in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114295980713581767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-18695141598376663382009-04-29T22:10:00.000-05:002009-04-29T22:10:00.000-05:00by the way, after therapy, and now at age ten...we...by the way, after therapy, and now at age ten...we cant shut him up. i thought he would never say "i love you", so we taught him sign language.(which none of us can remember now!). try some "baby signs". look for books about it at your library! you are a beautiful family! mrs.k.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-50614023569977635982009-04-29T22:07:00.000-05:002009-04-29T22:07:00.000-05:00hi! delurking to share my experience. i dont know ...hi! delurking to share my experience. i dont know about adopted children, but have wisdom to share that i learned from my son. the cruelest things folks told me was "he will talk on his own schedule". your son is beautiful, and you are a wonderful mom. he IS still young. by the time we got my son help, he was three yrs old. at the 2 yr old evaluation the speech and audio girl was too young and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-92100354366191228212009-04-29T18:38:00.000-05:002009-04-29T18:38:00.000-05:00The doctor will probably say that he is slightly d...The doctor will probably say that he is slightly delayed, because at 18 months he probably should have a few words in his arsenal (ball, up, cup, cat, etc) and make sure his hearing is checked thoroughly -BUT, if all is well otherwise and he's just a bit slow to talk DO NOT WORRY. The first six months of his life was spent completely surrounded by another language. So that may have had some blissfully caffeinatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857689482419899398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-38769243347754673442009-04-29T14:04:00.000-05:002009-04-29T14:04:00.000-05:00Christie,
I was very worried about my 2 1/2 year ...Christie,<br /> I was very worried about my 2 1/2 year olds speech right around the same age, he did nothing the way they said he should. His doctor said not to worry and to just try to name everything repeatedly with single words, they get too confused if everthing is in a sentence jumbled with a lot of other words. She did this with her daughter from China and she spoke right on time. She saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-43643122484066125232009-04-29T11:04:00.000-05:002009-04-29T11:04:00.000-05:00You are very smart to have Quint evaluated by a pr...You are very smart to have Quint evaluated by a professional. Very likely he will start babbling and saying words very soon, but with so many good resources available in our area, you should take advantage of them. There is a wide range of "normal development," but there are also children who fall outside this range who benefit from early intervention. <br /><br />Vivian was, of course, speechEloisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974737894674278154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-75287017052101394992009-04-29T09:51:00.000-05:002009-04-29T09:51:00.000-05:00My son did not "talk" until almost 3. As a baby h...My son did not "talk" until almost 3. As a baby he had MANY ear infections which caused damage to his ears and the build up of fluid was heavy. His hearing was like being under water and was very garbled. We had tubes put in and within weeks he was catching up to speed. NOW I can't shut him up, which is music to my ears. He was also slow to do his milestones...I never pushed him. Quinit Kaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473905322257543749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-17286619978909715172009-04-29T09:27:00.000-05:002009-04-29T09:27:00.000-05:00I have no experience with adoption. I have no exp...I have no experience with adoption. I have no experience with a quiet, non-verbal child. But as a lurking outsider, I just want you to know that your child is beautiful. Anyone can look at his eyes and his countenance and know he's an intelligent boy. I've never met you and I can see myself that he's very bright! I know it's easy for me to say, but I don't think you should worry. <br /><brAWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976537861843058177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-64311497783872720742009-04-29T08:20:00.000-05:002009-04-29T08:20:00.000-05:00Charla didn't say one single word at 18 mths eaith...Charla didn't say one single word at 18 mths eaither so we took her to a speech therapist as well just to check to see what might be up.<br /><br />The speech therapist said she wasn't concerned at all and that Charla still fell in their "normal range" although it was at the low end of normal. She said had she been any other kid she would see her again...but due to the adoption....not knowning Dawn and Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15282798764659744156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-1198488613700179122009-04-29T02:21:00.000-05:002009-04-29T02:21:00.000-05:00Christie,
Valerie gave you some wonderful advice. ...Christie,<br />Valerie gave you some wonderful advice. Remember Dustin.....he didn't talk until after he was two, and then he talked in sentences! He had no reason to talk because we "understood" his little "words", so why should he talk. Quint "is" very smart and he will start talking when he is ready, you know how stubborn he can be. So chill kiddo, like they said, once he starts talking Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-82763038341938781862009-04-29T00:58:00.000-05:002009-04-29T00:58:00.000-05:00Giiiiiirrrrrlllll. No worries. They will talk an...Giiiiiirrrrrlllll. No worries. They will talk and then Lord help us all. <br /><br />My kids are several months older and they comprehand everything but aren't ready to commit tot he "full monty" just yet. Aubriana is definitely on the verge attempts more sounds, but Lil Dude is trying also. <br /><br />Beverley asked me if I was concerned and wanted them evaluated...that was a H*** NO!<br />Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802091255052040254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-61224218714529576382009-04-29T00:44:00.000-05:002009-04-29T00:44:00.000-05:00If it helps put your mind at ease, Meisey isn't sp...If it helps put your mind at ease, Meisey isn't speaking either. By this age, Mollianne was talking her head off. Beverley told us to have her evaluated at 21 months so that is what we are planning to do. We will be there with you. <br /><br />And for the record - once they start talking, THEY NEVER STOP! Be careful what you wish for. :-)<br /><br />Love you!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154709722098579898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-65193117727234184652009-04-29T00:36:00.000-05:002009-04-29T00:36:00.000-05:00Yes, been there, done that.
Lots of kids have ev...Yes, been there, done that. <br />Lots of kids have events in their babyhood that simply delays their speech. <br />Chessa was one of those kids:<br />"Where would you like to go for dinner tonight?"<br />"Yay-ee-yee."<br />"Hmmm...What are the main colors of that restaurant?"<br />"gay."<br />Translation: "Chuck E. Cheese" and "gray", which I didn't get at the time so we ended up driving julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-47782793175193178902009-04-28T22:38:00.000-05:002009-04-28T22:38:00.000-05:00No advice but you are doing the right thing in my ...No advice but you are doing the right thing in my opinion. I think once Quint starts talking will just take off. <br />When I was a baby I only had about 10% of my hearing due to ear infections and illnesses. My mom just thought I was naughty because I would not listen to her when not looking at her. I had learned to read lips so I could understand when I was looking at her. Once I got frogglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-29878567970975090572009-04-28T21:01:00.000-05:002009-04-28T21:01:00.000-05:00I can only say that my kids all spoke at different...I can only say that my kids all spoke at different times..<br />Nick didn't speak real words till around 3 but he couldn't hear very well.. had tooo many ear infections.. so that is what kept him from speaking clearly at first..<br />Colton was earlier and KyLee I think starting talking as soon as she came into this world and has not stopped since..<br />sorry.. had to say that... <br />As for Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373111344793230801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-35795649833357393632009-04-28T20:59:00.000-05:002009-04-28T20:59:00.000-05:00Are you having Q evaluated through ECI? Both Conn...Are you having Q evaluated through ECI? Both Conner and Jailyn were in ECI for speech. I so wish Jorja had come home younger, so that she would qualify. ECI is only infant - 3 years old.<br />I wouldn't worry about Q, but it doesn't hurt to get an evaluation and some speech therapy. With ECI, a child only has to be 3 months behind to qualify for services. It is very affordable and very Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737851959223104150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-74070785315248129012009-04-28T20:56:00.000-05:002009-04-28T20:56:00.000-05:00Im learning with you my friend. Keep us updatedIm learning with you my friend. Keep us updatedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911773829437982808noreply@blogger.com