Two Words Together!

Ammon will reach up and grab my cheeks, one in each hand, when he wants me to look at him or look at something . He turns my face in the direction he wants me to see. I was bringing him in from the suburban one night and he pushed my face up and reached his arm high in the sky and said" STAW!"Did I cry? Yes. And I kissed his face mercilessly. I wonder at times how he isn't able to recognize pictures in a book, like a cow, but knows star. Did I even tell him that?


We were singing 5 little monkeys...and he gazed at me with a peculiar look and said "No, no, no (in his HIGH pitched tone of his) and then made the sign "more". WHAT? Are you saying NO MORE? I thought I was dreaming so I repeated back to him what he did and he did it again! He did the same thing to my husband last night when he was singing to him.Break out something to celebrate with! Like that apple cider bubbly stuff.

A running list of his vocabulary:

eggs (my personal fav. He'll say it over and over while he's eating them)
Mo mo mo (always 3 times together)=more
me (mommy)
staw (star)
no (this is new..within the last few weeks)
K (if I say "O.K")
blankee (blanket)
on
off
ock (rock)
stick
A-Z alphabet
ink (drink)

Another Step

Our family hike on Monday helped me to remember how far Ammon has come. I remember thinking ...will he ever walk? We hiked for four hours and Ammon was in and out of the stroller..sometimes running. And there was no complaining coming from him! Just happy to be outside with rocks for the choosing.

Tuesday brought us once again to Shriners. I finally met Dr. Sarah Winters. She was fabulous to talk with. We talked mostly about ABA therapy. She asked me if I felt Ammon would benefit from such an intense therapy. Some families have tried it and had great results others have been disappointed. I know Ammon has a great capacity to learn. He is extremely bright. We just need the right keys to unlock his potential. I felt so good about this therapy. We would have to hire a few people to come to our house to work with him daily. This would be in addition to school and any other speech therapy (like BYU). She mentioned how sad it is to her that families have to pay for this out of pocket. Insurance companies won't help at all. If it were anything else they would...but not for autism.Schools are limited and families are creating their own resources to help their children. There is so much to be done to help families. As I sat there and talked, I felt a fire light within me. I want to be a part of helping other families find help for their children! We've planted our feet on a path...we'll see where it takes us!