Owen's Therapy...an update!

So in the midst of all the craziness that has been having and bringing Cooper home, we have also began a few sessions of therapy with Owen.  I mentioned this here.

All I can say is that Owen is doing tremendously!! Before the therapy even began, we were given some basic homework. We began signing just a few things with him and it has opened a gateway of communication from him.  He is imitating sounds and gestures. He is Dadda's little copy cat and wants to do everything that Jeremy is doing. From putting on shoes to turning a screwdriver.  If Jer is doing it...Owen wants to be doing it too.  So I am happy to report that prior to the beginning of any of his therapy...his communication stepped up by several levels!!

His first session with speech left us with many great new tips and things to try.  Despite having a newborn in the middle of the first couple sessions, we have tried really hard to work on the things recommended.  Owen can now say and sign for More, Eat, Drink, All Done.  He can also say a huge list of words and has also began putting together full sentences such as What did he do?  And There he is.  He says Deci's name, calls for my parents dog Maggie,  says Thank You, Love You, Outside, Bye Bye, The End.  It's truly been an explosion of language. It is so exciting!!

Here is a chart of some of the signs he is using on a regular basis!

This week he had his 3rd and 4th session with Speech and his second with Developmental.  He will also begin Occupational in just a short week or two.  It is a lot of appointments to juggle, but I'm hoping once we get a few set on the calendar, it will be a little bit smoother in terms of scheduling!

I'm hoping to get better about posting a weekly progress report on some things we did in each session and what we learned from them.  Not just for my own record keeping, but also to help me reflect back on things as we build from week to week!  Stay tuned for more on Owen and everything he is doing :)  I'll be back next week with an update on this!!