DD speaks...

[Arabica]

DD is 26 months and until today, had only ever spoken once (she said 'daddy' about six weeks ago but has never said it again). We've been seeing a SALT regularly, and working hard on makaton for over a year, plus lots of turn-taking exercises, all without great results. I began to wonder if she would ever speak. Buttoday, I said 'ready, steady....' and she said, '...go!' And then she did it again4 times.
I am SO proud.

[luckylady74]

[magso]

Well done dd!

[mumgoingcrazy]

That's fantastic, well done dd!!!!

[callmeovercautious]

That is great I have gone all shivery!!! Signing is great as well though, how does she get on talking through that method?

[BriocheDoree]

Wow brilliant fantastic

[saintvicsta]

Lovely news to end the day. Well done DD

[slightlycrumpled]

Fab. Well done arabica DD.

[tibni]

fantastic, so special for you

[Saggarmakersbottomknocker]

Yay! Well done dd

[Arabica]

Thanks everyone. She can sign 'hello' and 'goodbye' at appropriate times (although only when she feels like it) and gives two thumbs up ('good girl'). I think she is beginning to understand 'more' and 'drink' (just like mummy) but she isn't trying to sign them back.

[Shells]

Fantastic Arabica. That was my DS's first word too! At almost exactly the same age. Excellent.
(He now has a very big vocab at age 4, although quite disorded).

[deeeja]

That is fab news! Just lovely, must be fantastic to hear her taking. Wonderful!

[deeeja]

hear her TALKING, obviously!

[DesperateHousewifeToo]

That's great!

Here's to more words/signs

[bullet123]

Excellent :D.

[madmouse]

yippee

[kt14]

hooray for your dd!!

[moondog]

Brilliant.
kEEP ON WITH THAT SIGNING TOO!

[Littlefish]

Arabica, what wonderful news!

Forgive me if I'm barking up completely the wrong tree, but is this the dd the mumsnet knitters knitted a blanket for shen she was in hospital?

If so, where on earth did the time go! I would have guessed it was less than a year ago that we all knitted squares!

I might be remembering completely wrongly, and it might be someone completely different however . Apologies if it is!

[ouryve]

Whahey!

Our DS2 is 28 months and still non verbal but I keep catching him almost blurting out a recognisable word, lately - then never repeating it. Each little attempt is such a Big Thing, though!

[Blu]

Brilliant!

I can't believe it is over two years since she was born!

[misscutandstick]

well done your little bean! thats fantastic!

we too saw our first word out of DS5 at the same age (hes 28mths) playing the same sort of games: bubbles with the salt and other games. He can now make around 5 signs (fish, bird, crab, boat and the latest: aeroplane!), he understands drink, car, and more but doesnt use them yet. ALthough he can sign a few, he hasnt signed them 'to' us, more just to himself. But theres understanding there. Im not competing i just wanted to share, to give you our experience. I think IIRC that our DC's are very similar. It seems that a few on here have very similar stories of first words...

Im very hopeful that your little bean will soon be 'chatting' away to you! Shes done so well! XXX

[Arabica]

Thanks for all the messages. She's trying to say 'good girl' today ('goo-ger, goo-ger...') although DS thinks it's 'bru-vver'. Littlefish, yes, she is indeed the DD who received a beautiful handknit mumsnet blanket. She was a few months old when she got it--in the winter of 2006!
missc&s, that's brilliant about the signs. I can't remember whether your DC has/have GDD too?
ouryve, I got all excited when DD said 'daddy' about 6 weeks ago and then she never said it again. But she seems to be sticking with 'go' as she has said it every day since Fri.