Finding a new OT

We would normally be in the middle of occupational therapy right now, but Carol was able to talk to Robin on Friday, informing her that we were discontinuing her services, so there will be no session today. We are currently working on finding a replacement. Our first choice no longer had an opening, but we had a recommendation from Brandie, so Carol contacted the agency where the OT works. We are waiting to hear whether she is available and, if so, when. If she has a 1:30 or 2:00 opening, that will conflict with Dom's nap.

Dom has said a few new words, a couple of them rather interesting. Friday he said "couscous," "batteries," and "tea." Granted, the words were missing a few consonants, but I could tell what he was saying. Usually, if he says something, and I repeat it, he'll smile and/or clap, and that's how I know what he meant. He's saying a few more words spontaneously, too. Last night, when we were pouring his bath, Dom pointed to the tub and said "et" a few times. We realized he was showing us an ant. (Yes, it's that time of year again. I hate ants.) He also said "bap" for bath. We went to lunch yesterday for Mother's Day, and when Mike asked Dom if he was ready to get out of the highchair, Dom said "out."

Despite all the progress, Dom's still not really communicating much with words. They're fairly few and far between, and he generally doesn't use them around other people, except for Monica. It's obviously a slow process, but we're very encouraged with how things are going so far.