Today I took Lizzie to the pediatrician for her 15-month checkup. Apparently she's going to be a supermodel, because she was in the 90th percentile for height and 30th percentile for weight. She is a long and lean little girl! After the exam, the doctor said she looks good and is healthy. She asked how things were going with neuro and I told her about the appointment a couple of weeks ago. She was glad to hear things are going well there. She asked if Lizzie had at least five words in her vocabulary. I said, "Well, not spoken words, but she knows eight to ten words in sign language!" Dr. M would still like us to keep working on the sounds, but is glad she's communicating in some way. Lizzie's next appointment with the pediatrician will be at 18 months.
The OT came on Wednesday and was pleased with how much progress Lizzie is making in sign language. She can consistently sign mama, dada, dog, milk, more, cracker, apple, please, and book. There are also a few others that she does some of the time. The Baby Signing Time DVDs are really helping; Lizzie doesn't pay much attention to them, but they're helping the rest of the family learn the signs so we can use them with Lizzie later! Speech therapy is still on the table for the future, but for now the OT is going to give her a bit longer to see what kind of progress she'll have in making sounds.
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