Ben is 22 months and still "all boy." Doing great and loves to press Mom and Dad's buttons. His two favorite things in the world are balls(preferably the kickable kind) and air planes. I would have to say a close #3 is firetrucks. I guess that isn't too surprising considering Grandpa Doug is a pilot and Dad is a fireman. He is deathly scared of lawn mowers, but will observe them for over an hour. This was proven a week or two ago, where he literally sat outside and watched Jake mow the entire back yard. We were helpful though, we sat on the sidelines with ice water in case Dad got thirsty.
So, everything seems great until, my daycare provider expressed to me that she believes Ben is having hearing and speech problems. She probably didn't approach me in the best way she could have which doesn't help, but a Mom get's all upset when someone tells you they think something is wrong with your child, especially if they aren't a doctor. In Miranda G.'s word's, "you wanna knock them out." Which really is kind of true. Ohhhh, a mother's love. Jake or I haven't thought that Ben has had any problem hearing us, just "selective hearing" which is a common child trait. And he talks a lot and says several words, and even a few short phrases. They aren't perfect pronunciation, but understandable. She questions all the other words he says that she can't understand, and I will be honest that Ben talks a lot, and I don't understand him either. But I just figured that is his way of developing. He isn't two yet, and he has cousins that didn't really start speaking until 2 or even up to almost 2.5 to 3. So I wasn't concerned. Plus my Mom said I didn't say a peep till between 2 and 3 and then I didn't know how to stop talking. Imagine that.
So, tonight "parents as teachers" lady is coming tonight to review Ben to see where he is developmentally, and then tomorrow we go to an Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist to check his hearing. The thought is he may have fluid in his inner ear that may be affecting his hearing which in turn is affecting how he pronunciates his words.
If you ask Jake, he will let you know how stressed I am about this. Why? I really don't know for sure myself. Could be the pregnancy hormones, could be the way she approached me about it, could be that fact that I think my son is perfect in his growth, and pretty darn smart at that, could be that all children grow and develop differently. Could be a lot of things, but I am looking forward to see what the doctor says and the teacher says tonight.
And in all honesty, if there is a problem, then we want to fix it.
Besides that he loves to tickle, tickle, tickle Jonna in my belly. Which I think is really cute. And Jake was proud to show me the other day that he had but Jake's arm in a figure four wrestling hold with his legs all by himself. He loves the song, the itsy bitsy spider and the ABC's song. And he still loves to wrestle Mugsy. His favorite being a head lock at this point. Mugsy weighs more and is bigger in size than what he was months ago as a wrestling partner.
Oh, I forgot one last thing. Another of Ben's favorites, that may even top out at #2 above airplanes and firetrucks. BUGS!! Amazing what he can find!
2 comments:
How did the PAT visit go? Who is it that comes to your house? Leslie visits us, but we know Sherry from the classroom. I totally understand what you mean about it being hard when someone shares one of those concerns about your child! It is hard not to feel offended, but I have learned that people only do it out of love & concern. I think it's great that you are looking into it. Just think, if you find that there IS water in his ear, you will be able to get it taken of so much quicker, and it could possibly solve some sleeping issues(??). As you know, I have had one son who has always struggled with speech & thought process, and didn't talk sentences until 3- 3 1/2 (Is almost 9 & still struggles in some areas), one who didn't talk until he was 2 1/2 until we realized he couldn't even swallow food down because his tonsils were too large, (a week later, he was talking sentences and hasn't stopped since...) and the youngest who picked it up easily, but didn't talk right away because his brothers did all the talking & figuring out for him. Every kid is totally different! Anyways, I just wanted to share that with you. One thing for sure, Ben is very smart- you can almost see the wheels turning in his head! :)I sure love that kiddo!! I love that he "tickles" Jonna. Love ya!
Hugs Mia, I would be the same way!! In fact I was when our sitter told me that Ava cries a lot and she never did so much at home. Being pregnant doesn't help any. HOpe the visit went well and you get some answers/explanation if there is something wrong.
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