Here's a video of Maggie saying and signing "MAMA" and "DADA"
at 18 months old.
Update: Unfortunately, Maggie's speech stalled here. She has taken a really long time to make any other sounds. Sometimes I wonder if learning sign language kept her from trying new sounds because once she learned a sign, she stopped trying to talk. For example, she is now almost 3 and she won't say MAMA anymore. She just does the sign.
Here's something we just learned- SIPPY CUPS ARE A "NO-NO" for hypotonic children. Drinking from a sippy cup allows the child's tongue to stay in an outward position while drinking and it has made Maggie's tongue continue to protrude a little. The best sort of drinking cup is the kind that has a straw attached!
at 18 months old.
Update: Unfortunately, Maggie's speech stalled here. She has taken a really long time to make any other sounds. Sometimes I wonder if learning sign language kept her from trying new sounds because once she learned a sign, she stopped trying to talk. For example, she is now almost 3 and she won't say MAMA anymore. She just does the sign.
Here's something we just learned- SIPPY CUPS ARE A "NO-NO" for hypotonic children. Drinking from a sippy cup allows the child's tongue to stay in an outward position while drinking and it has made Maggie's tongue continue to protrude a little. The best sort of drinking cup is the kind that has a straw attached!
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