The boys' language is really coming along. Asher has over 30 words and Nolan may have closer to 40 - every day we are hearing something new. They are "supposed to" have 50 words at 24 months (which they are [corrected]), but like our infant development consultant says - they have until 25 months to get there! Given the rate with which their language is improving, I have no doubt they will be at, or close to, 50 words by March.
That said, not all of their "words" are actually words. For instance "meow" means cat and "brrrrrm" means car. But since they make those sounds every time they try to use the words, we're counting them as words. Not sure our speech therapist would necessarily agree but they are communicating verbally and definitely showing their intent, so that's good enough for me!
One of their favourite things to do is look at flashcards. Mostly they chew on them (Asher) or bend them in half (Nolan) but they can play with these things for a long time. Whatever works to keep them occupied I say! Here is a video of them using them as they are meant to be used:
My great nephews are brilliance itself!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute video! Those boys are brilliant! We have the same flash cards and Mason loves them. He can't talk but I hold two cards up and ask him to find one of the pictures. He chooses the right picture most of the time. He also has alphabet cards that he loves even more because he loves the ABCs and he knows all his letters (thanks to the LeapFrog Letter Factory video). Thanks for sharing - your boys are so handsome :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny! I really need to look for this video you mention. Another mom (whose kids do not have CP) swears by this video and says her 4 year old is going to read before his 6 year old sister because of it!!
DeleteThe video is awesome. The boys also now have LeapFrog's Amazing Alphabet Amusement Park which shows upper and lower case letters and they are getting LeapFrog Numbers Ahoy for their birthday. I ordered the videos off Amazon.
DeleteThey are seriously cute!!!!! Way to go Asher and Nolan!!!!
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ReplyDeleteFlashcards are really helpful for children to getting new words.
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