Here is a photo of Sydney with Ms. Linda. Her first day of speech therapy was on Friday. She'll be going twice a week. Her therapy will last anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour. It will depend on how much interaction she'll be able to handle. She's too young to set a time limit because at this age she is calling all the shots. She was all giggles and smiles when we first got to the school. She was being such a ham & everyone there fell in love with her. By the time we met with the principle, teachers and audiologist she was too tired to do much playing. She got a second wind and was able to play with some of the toys before she decided that she had had enough & was ready for a bottle and a nap. Even though the session was short, we had a lot of fun making sounds & playing with fun & super noisy toys. After such an exciting day she napped for three hours straight! I think I had more fun playing with all the cool toys then she did! She's so lucky to have access to a big room full of toys & games. Not to mention that the therapy center is (literally) in our backyard! I'm not kidding either, it is that close! During each session we will play & talk, talk, talk! She loves to talk, sing, squeal & laugh. Everyone (including her teacher & the audiologist) can not believe how much she talks. They can not believe she is only 4 months and on top of that, has hearing loss. I am beginning to question whether or not she has a hearing problem at all! As I am writing this she is with her daddy blabbing away! She is too much! She thinks she's a big girl. She already wants to stand & sit up all alone. She gets really upset when she can't do something. Yesterday at a birthday party she was sitting on the grass with her Grandma Diana & was trying to pick up candy that fell from the pinata! She looked like a little toddler trying to pick up a bag full of candy! What happened to my newborn? I think we skipped the newborn stage! She was born a little, feisty, wise soul. She came out of my belly with these big eyes, already observing the world around her. She makes mommy so proud!
