Talking

On Wednesday, Layla was officially released from her speech and language early intervention services.  Ryan and I are so proud of Layla and all the progress that she made during her year in therapy.  She went from saying just a couple words a year ago to being a complete chatterbox today.  Layla's therapist and case manager (this is the person who managed and coordinated Layla's speech and language file/goals) said it is very unusual to be released from speech services before the age of three so we are very grateful for how far Layla has come.

Here are Beth and Layla during their last session together.  
That day Beth brought water colors, foam, eggs and squirt bottles to play with....she sure knew how to get lots of conversation out of Layla :)

The transition is bittersweet for us all.  We are of course excited that Layla is doing so well but sad that Layla will no longer be under Beth's care and watchful eye or get to experience Beth's fun "playtime" every week.  Layla loved her time with Beth and learned so much from her (so did I!). 

Congrats to our sweet, talkative Layla!