with family and business is more than a full time job. I think it would be easier to go back to a real job! lol! But I think that is out of the question anymore. I thought retiring I would get to create, create, but it's more like change diapers, change diapers. Not that I don't love them, but I thought I was all thru with that! We are now on a new phase and I think that this one will take a lot of work. My youngest daughter brought home a magazine listing all the different types of learning disabilities. Of course we have been concerned that our darling Cara isn't speaking as much as she should at this point. She actually has been backtracking instead of increasing her vocabulary. Since her older brother had speech problems, I wasn't so worried but it is now time to face the truth. She actually has many of the problems they describe. I think that after her next visit to the pediatrician they will give us ways to help her. But for now, we are trying things like holding a block up next to your mouth and saying the color, such as green, green. She thinks we are funny and laughs at us. Hopefully, she will start to copy. She understands everything you say and has just started nodding yes or no. She points to pictures and you can ask her where the bird is and she gets it right. She gets most of them right. She just doesn't talk.
So last night, I played hooky from bowling (tired) and went to the book store for some help. The magazine recommended signing. I couldn't believe what all is out there on the market! I wound up buying three different books on signing. I took one to my daughter so she can start with one, and I kept two for me. I even bought me a book. Soapmaking, but that's another post! lol!
Well, Cara liked the picture cards and watched us as we made the signs and said the words. We will start small and slow, but better a start than none. We will see, time will tell. Will keep this alive so I can see how she progresses.
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