Friday, November 21, 2014

What Did You Say?!?


The device that allows bug to hear
In a matter of just a few weeks we have started hearing sentences come out of Lily's mouth.  We often look at her and say "what did you say?'.  We are still in awe when we hear her speak in sentences.  She has also started to put more than one sign together when she signs.  It seems like just yesterday she was startled by the fact that she could suddenly hear.


Some of her most used sentences as of late include "Where it go", "That is Mommy's", "That is Daddy's", "Where ...insert name here", and "This is mine".  She has many more that she uses as well these just happen to be the ones she uses the most.  Her new favorite game on car rides is to ask where mommy, daddy, Leland, and Christian are.  After we answer where we are we ask her where bug is and she responds with "here".


Lily has also developed a great love for playing at the park.  When she sees we are near a park or playground she says "I want to play" while signing play.  She gets along great with other kids and loves to say "hi" to all of the other kids she sees.  She is very shy around adults and we are completely okay with that!

Here are some pictures that show, CI or not, she is like every other kid.  Except when the slide is a bit of a bumpy ride she might lose a processor.








Wednesday, November 19, 2014

She Will Move Mountains!

Our super hero...She will move mountains in her life!

It has been way too long since I have posted updates about Lily's world.  So let me start with Halloween!  Once again our little bug was dressed as a super hero for Halloween.  This year we chose Batgirl...why?  Because it was so adorable and fit Lily's personality so well!  By the second day she had her costume she was signing bat and then girl and saying Batgirl.  We even got her to sing "nah nah nah nah batgirl".  She wasn't completely in love with wearing the mask that I made her, but she warmed up to it after we finally got it on her.

Excited to go trick or treat!


Lily has started a toddler class here at the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf and this made learning some cool Halloween signs/words really fun!   We learned the signs for pumpkin, bat, vampire, ghost, and spider.  Lily really enjoys the company of the other kids, though she is pretty shy.  She is starting to open up and play more with her classmates and she is starting to interact with her teacher more as well.  It is just amazing to watch Lily pick up so much language!

signing cracker

We love that smile!
Lily's favorite brothers! (They are her only brothers too)

Happy Late Halloween!