I took Damien to his follow up audiology appointment on Friday. It’s the first hearing test conducted since his ear infection cleared up. The lady said his hearing now is normal (instead of near-normal) and that all the tests ran looked good. Of course, there’s no way to tell how well he could hear with the fluid in his ears, but at least now we know it’s clearer. Since he’s not able to say much yet, Scott and I are debating whether or not to call EDIS to maybe see about ways to work with his speech. He can say “mama” and “uh-oh”. And he can make “b”, “d”, and sometimes “p” and “t” sounds. SOMETIMES it sounds like he’s trying to say “ball”. So hard to tell. I wonder too if he really has the desire to say different words. He says “ma” and “mama” for EVERYTHING along with pointing. So if he wants more of something, he goes “Maaaa?” If he wants up, it’s “Maaaa?” Anyways, if he’s getting his needs met by making the same noise and just pointing, then maybe in his mind he doesn’t feel the need to do anything differently. Just a theory.
On a side note, Scott and I have been sick. We had different colds for a while with different symptoms, but now I think I’ve caught what Scott had. It’s been over a week for me. I’m not sure if Damien caught it too or not because he was VERY cranky today. There were periods of time where he would just CRY and nothing made him happy. And because he’s crying, there’s all this snot so I’m not sure if it’s cold related or crying related. Nothing major though.
