Henry says "Bye!"
Henry has been waving good-bye for a loooooong time. A few days ago, though, he started saying, "Bye!" while he waves. "B" is not a common sound from him, except when talking about the sound a sheep says, so I was a little surprised the first time he did it. He's done it three times now, all while waving and in context. He may just learn to talk yet!
In other language development news, the pediatrician suggested that we get Henry evaluated by speech specialists. Since he's so young, step one is an audiology evaluation. We know Henry can hear - he wakes up if you even think about going down the hall while he's sleeping. The audiologist is looking at frequency responses and tests each ear individually, which is a bit more rigorous than "he responds to sound." The appointment was pretty fun - it turns out to be incredibly easy to train a 22 month old to look towards a sound they hear. Just a few iterations of playing a sound followed by a cartoon clip playing where the sound came from and he got it. His hearing tested completely normal, and next we'll see the speech therapist for an evaluation on March 11.
In other language development news, the pediatrician suggested that we get Henry evaluated by speech specialists. Since he's so young, step one is an audiology evaluation. We know Henry can hear - he wakes up if you even think about going down the hall while he's sleeping. The audiologist is looking at frequency responses and tests each ear individually, which is a bit more rigorous than "he responds to sound." The appointment was pretty fun - it turns out to be incredibly easy to train a 22 month old to look towards a sound they hear. Just a few iterations of playing a sound followed by a cartoon clip playing where the sound came from and he got it. His hearing tested completely normal, and next we'll see the speech therapist for an evaluation on March 11.
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