Lately, I've been going to bed earlier than the rest of the family, and last night was no exception. Solomon decided that he needed me for something after I had gone to bed, however, and was quite adept at communicating to me without having to use any words. I suppose if I played dumb and forced him to speak, or tough and demanded it, he would. But he's so cute, how could I resist! Read on...
He came into the room, opened the drawer to the nightstand, took out my glasses, and handed them to me. I couldn't see what he was handing me, so I reached out, and then naturally put on my glasses. He then wrapped his little hand around mine and puuuullllled to get me out of bed! So, of course, I get up. He holds my hand and walks me down the hall, to my room (I was in Shiphrah's--musical beds here, long story) picks up his sippee cup, and shakes it to show me it is empty. He hands me the cup and I ask, "Do you want more chocolate milk?" He again takes my hand, walks me into the kitchen, and grabs the chocolate milk mix container off the countertop and hands it to me. I dutifully get the milk, put in some mix, shake up his cup... (he pretends to shake a cup along with me--or maybe he's telling me what to do?!) I hand him his cup, and he says his first words in the whole transaction: Kay You! (For those of you who don't know baby-speak, this is Thank You!) After months of only using sign language to say "Thank You" I am thrilled that he used his voice to say something!
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Here's me being the nurse :)
What type of formula was he fed as an infant? Was it enriched with DHA/EPA? There have been numerous studies showing delayed speech with essential fatty acid deficiency. A good dose of Cod liver oil daily would work! (yes there was a reason parents once pushed that stuff). There is a yahoo message group called latetalkers which is dedicated to that topic. They've found that higher amounts of EPA in fish oils really helps with latetalkers.
Also...what are his stools like? If they are mushy at all & if he craves milk like none-other, than you could have a milk allergy/intolerance :) My neighbor had these symptoms in her little girl, and it turned out she was lactose-intolerant.
On the positive side....if Solomon understands most of what you say (especially common commands), then you need not worry...the speech will come. If this is a little iffy, a hearing test would be in order when he turns 3ish. Cousin Norma's daughter Shelby had a speech delay because she wasn't hearing well. She followed commands & all, but she was hearing the words garbled.
Now that you've read the nursing advice....just relax & attribute it to the lateness of boys, his having older siblings, and immaturity :)
He (and the other 2) were fed Similac Advace w/DHA & ARA. His stools vary with what he eats... He only wants just to drink when he's sick (like right now), otherwise, he's a pretty good eater!
It's clear that Solomon understands everything, and he's slowly coming around--using words that he's heard but I'm not working on with him. David was a late talker, but when he started he spoke in complete sentences! (A bit of perfectionism and OCD manifesting itself at an early age?)
It's funny, too, he really is into music. He can "sing" all the songs on Samuel's violin CD and knows the notes better than Samuel! Just a quirky little kid!
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