Big Steps!

Evelyn is surprising me more and more these days. She has never really responded too much to sign language in general. And well I have not really tried too hard to teach her many signs either since she always has done so well with sounds and words. With that said, we do introduce a few signs here and there when the mood strikes :) Well yesterday not only did she do the sign for "baby" when I brought Sarah into the room(which is so cute) but also did the correct sign for "more" and "eat." I don't know where this kid was hiding these little tidbits of knowledge... it's crazy. And then this morning when I said "Evie say "Up!" so that I could show her daddy how well she pronounces it, she points her hand up to the sky and says "Up!" I think her word count is up to 10 or 12 now. In the area of OT and structured play she is consistently stacking blocks, placing rings on the holder, putting lids on jars, tops on bottles/cups, trying to use a spoon and passing objects to me!!!! And now since I'm gushing over her I might as well add in how much progress she is making in the gross motor area also. This has always been her tough spot and really I didn't progress too much from 8 months to 15 months. In physical therapy last week Evie took 7-8 steps with barely any assistance, just one little finger in the middle of her back for support. I almost cried. I love her! :)