Gracie has become our little Eliza Doolittle what with weekly speech therapy sessions and new words bubbling to the surface each day. Incidentally, "bubble" is one of them! We took a walk up to the drug store and bought some special bubbles (in ice cream cone shaped containers, scented like...well, ice cream!) and Gracie blew bubbles for the first time! This is good for her speech as this teaches her to feel the air moving forward and out of her mouth (cap over trach, of course). Seemingly little moments like blowing bubbles, a sneeze, giggles etc are a whole new adventure and experience for Gracie! So here's the big moment:
http://youtu.be/NQSsBEd3wiM
We also like to color and she is SO smart that she can name some:
http://youtu.be/3BdWLok9Ixw
And not to be outdone, Ben is smiling, cooing and gurgling, much to our delight! We never had a baby who could make noise so this is a really cool experience. And Gracie loves to imitate his sounds :)
http://youtu.be/QbaQyS5PxMQ
Ramsey and I have observed that Gracie is transitioning away from her signs to some extent. She still uses them, but often times it is in conjunction with saying a word. But then she says words that she never learned a sign for. It's just a cool and interesting process and we feel that her signing has been an invaluable asset to her receptive as well as expressive language skills.
In other news, Gracie's next airway scope has been officially scheduled for May 30th. FINGERS CROSSED!
And last but not least, this video is just for fun because it makes Gracie and I laugh when we watch it :)
http://youtu.be/SHVxoK_7QKY
http://youtu.be/NQSsBEd3wiM
We also like to color and she is SO smart that she can name some:
http://youtu.be/3BdWLok9Ixw
And not to be outdone, Ben is smiling, cooing and gurgling, much to our delight! We never had a baby who could make noise so this is a really cool experience. And Gracie loves to imitate his sounds :)
http://youtu.be/QbaQyS5PxMQ
Ramsey and I have observed that Gracie is transitioning away from her signs to some extent. She still uses them, but often times it is in conjunction with saying a word. But then she says words that she never learned a sign for. It's just a cool and interesting process and we feel that her signing has been an invaluable asset to her receptive as well as expressive language skills.
In other news, Gracie's next airway scope has been officially scheduled for May 30th. FINGERS CROSSED!
And last but not least, this video is just for fun because it makes Gracie and I laugh when we watch it :)
http://youtu.be/SHVxoK_7QKY