16 Months

For quite some time I've been wanting to post some video of where Nate started and where he is now.  Nate has been receiving speech therapy since his 3rd birthday, about 18 months ago.  In May of 2010 I posted a few videos of words or skills he was working on, like book, tree, the s-sound, and mom.

Here's Book:

And Mom:

And here's Nate 16 months later-

At breakfast:

Practicing his words:

And a bedtime story:

He is blossoming in his Montessori class and is becoming more involved in group activities.  He has friends whom he enjoys working and playing with and is more comfortable in asking for help.  He is also attempting to respond more to questions verbally.  He has a long way to go, but the videos help remind me of where he's come from.

Little Things

Today Nate had photos taken for his soccer team the Lil' Cougars.  As he sat proudly on the bench with his team, a grin from ear to ear, the photographer said, "Say Lil' Cougars" and his smile quickly disappeared.  I had never thought about something as little as having him say cheese would not be easy for a child with apraxia or that it would upset him like that.  Afterwards I talked to Nate and told him that the important part was smiling and not saying what the person taking the picture wants you to say.  Definitely something to remember.