So Good!

I wanted to capture Little Bug's progress in both sign and speech. Here are the lists:
Spoken Words:
Ma
Da
Bubble
Do- dog
La- water
Bo- boat
diddy- kitty
Des- Pleiades- MA's dog
No
Go
Yup!
APPLE
Fo- foot
Fish
Bus
Ca-ca- Car (and you thought it was dirty ;) )
Rek- Shrek
Shoes
Socks
Nice
Rocks
Shark
Blue
Horse
Cow
Up
Step
Hat
Octopus
My
Mine
Truck
All Done
Want
Eye
Owie

Sign:
My Turn
Together
More
Eat
Drink
Go
Sleep
Bath
Potty
Cat
Dog
Cow
Horse
Duck
Bird
Fish
Milk
Apple
Cereal
Boat
Water
Mom
Dad
Please
Thanks
Help
Ball
Baby
Caterpillar
Sign
Time
Shoes
Socks
Diaper
Car
Train
Grandma
Grandpa
Cracker
Ice Cream
Again
Candy
Sorry
Cry
Yes
No
Stop
Cookie
Hat
Octopus
All Done
Bubble
Cook
Share
Wait
Want
Back
Airplane
Hurts
Bike

All said, he has almost 100 words- 36 in spoken and 60 in sign! This is amazing! In the last two months, he has gained 86 words in sign and speech. Life is getting to be easier we gain more communication. Another are he is doing well in is identifying body parts. In August, he couldn't identify one, he can now identify the following:
Belly
Foot
Mouth
Ear
Back
Nose
Eye
Shoulder
Head
Knee
Arm


His classes went great yesterday- his Autism Teacher said that we could begin working on waiting without verbal cues. She also said that he is going to be a hard one because he is so smart, he figures things out much faster than she has experience with when it comes to puzzles and problems.

His Play Group Teacher couldn't stop raving about how well he was doing and how smart he was. Its good to hear other people recognize what we see everyday.

Mel watched him this weekend, and they had a blast! He gave her a hug when she was leaving and wouldn't let go. He cried and I think she might have cried too. It is so good to see him attaching to more people- like Mel, and his teachers. He doesn't leave class now without giving them a hug.