Something very exciting happened in the speech milestone realm this past week. During dinner, Jojo held up her fork and said “fork up”. Two words together! It sounded like “for ah” but I knew exactly what she meant. When she’s in therapy, a common activity is to play with a ball or block or whatever and hold it up saying “up” and then take it down and say “down”. This is a game she mastered months ago. She started by imitating. She eventually started initiating herself, and now “up” and “down” (“ah” and “da”) are solid parts of her vocab and a favorite game.
This is a 12 – 18 month milestone so it is hugely encouraging. So, forks up, glasses raised, cheers to Jojo!
Jojo The Strong 