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I'm sure that O will be just fine. Its a bit nerve wracking when you're not used to leaving them, i've been the same when my mum has been watching Roh for the day. I'm not used to it! But he's always been good, as has my mum!
I hope the funeral gives you the chance to say goodbye and celebrate your Granny's life and how much she meant to you and your family.
Modo - Glad to hear that Bobby is getting support and is coming on well
I always love seeing pictures of him, he has such a shining personality, it comes through very well in photographs!
Lily is gorgeous too, although naughty if she's biting!! I'd say if she's biting alot, then perhaps she's comfort feeding if her gums are a bit sore? It might be worth cutting the feeds off when she starts biting, or does she do it at the start of the feed?
As far as speech development, i'm assuming that you mean for Lily's development? They are all different! Roh just did lots so screaming and shrieking, and then the only noise he made was "ahhgoo" for months. He was sort of late to start making sounds, but then i guess by about 18 months, he was saying some meaningful words. After that it sort of exploded.
With Freyja, she's developing more typically, she's started with classic babble about 2 months ago, so about 9 months (ish) So the stereotypical "mamamama" "babababa" "dadadada" sounds. She now sort of says a couple of words, "hiya" and"awooawoo" (Roh Roh), but they are still occasional, and not that clear. I guess over the next 6 months i'd expect her to move towards maybe saying "daddy" or "mummy" or similar, and making more sentence-like babble, but who knows, she could do something completely different!
Interestingly, i've been noticing in the last few months that Roh's speech has become less clear, more mumbled than it used to be, and he's been ignoring us alot, which i put down to him being 2
But the mumbling i wasn't sure about, i put it down to him using more complex words and talking to himself more. He's also been whispering alot. Anyway, with the recent illness he's had, i took him to the doctor as he was shaking his head alot and i thought he had an ear infection. He has quite bad cases of glue ear in both ears! I felt a bit bad, because i've been telling him off for ignoring us and actually i think part of the time, its because he couldn't hear us!
We have to keep a close eye on his speech development now, in case it starts going backwards. They are hoping that the glue ear will clear up as he grows, and he should be ok with his speech, but we'll see i guess.
Can't be helped though, I've felt dreadful!!
thankfully I'm better and as I have been signed off work til Thursday I can look after him. Waiting for the on call dr to come out and see Owen. Erin had just started with diahroea too. My washing machine and tumble drier are in overdrive!
she has 3 kids and was just 34 
