It's been about a month since I last updated this blog. We have been very busy working on listening with Logan's deaf education teachers and his walking with his physical therapist. I am happy to say that he is now taking 5-7 unassisted steps at a time. He does this all day long but has not been able to go further than that yet. I attribute it to his impatience and wanting to get everywhere fast. He starts getting momentum and just goes faster with his upper body than with his lower body. He really doesn't want to mess around with walking and just wants to run!
As far as his language is concerned, he is really doing great. His receptive vocabulary is growing. He knows hi and bye and will wave when we say either, he points up when we say up, he claps when we say yay and has walked me to his booster seat when I ask him if he is hungry. Now that may not seem all that impressive for a 15 month old, but considering his hearing age is 2 months (we started at 0 when his implants were turned on), I would say he is doing quite well.
As far as speaking, he is definitely trying! He has been saying "Hhhhhh" for hi when someone says hi to him. But really the cutest thing is that he know his dog's name. He and Blackjack are great buddies. They both get so excited when they see each other. Well for the last few weeks we thought that he might be saying "ja-ja" when he sees the dog, but we weren't sure about it. Yesterday I was able to confirm it. Logan, Jasmine and I were out in the front yard and went to the side of the house where Blackjack was because he heard us. Logan saw him and walked a few steps to the fence and clearly said "Ja-ja" and bent down to try and reach him. Now I am just asking him when he is going to start calling me Mama again!
