We have been working a lot on “speech” with Jonah. Mostly just “question and answers,” and those being one-worded labeling (“What’s your name?” “What color is this?” “How many?” etc).
We have been praying as a family with Jonah during bedtime prayers, but I never assumed he wanted to participate as well. Jonny, the ever-loving big brother, asked him if he wanted to pray too.
What followed was more than I had ever dreamed up to this point.
This is by far, the most words he’s put together at a time and the most sentences he has put together at a time, while completely unaided and unprompted.
Jonah was completely nonverbal just 2 years ago.
We had no real way of knowing how he would progress, or IF he would progress verbally. And I had come to terms with that.
His value is not determined by his abilities. He is my son. And I will ALWAYS be proud of him.
But I am continually awed by how far we have come in such a “short” amount of time.
I take NONE of these victories for granted.
I am so proud of Jonah and all he has accomplished.
And progress or not, I will always be here for him. And I will always be proud of him.