It's a place to start...

As I'm writing this, I keep asking myself, "Why am I even thinking about starting a blog?"  There are several reasons, I suppose.  One would be so that I can have a way of tracking my son's progress.  Also, I've been encouraged myself by so many websites and blogs, that I would love to be of encouragement to someone else one day.  The third reason is in order to keep my family and friends up-to-date on what's going on with Kevin.

My son Kevin just turned 2 years old.  For about 6 months now, I've been concerned about his speech.  For one thing, he uses only one vowel sound, "AH."  He uses only 4 or 5 consonant sounds.  Additionally, it seems as if his speech is not really progressing.  If I watch videos from several months ago, his speech has not improved.

Six months ago, I started mentioning my concerns to his pediatrician.  She seemed very unconcerned, and told me that all children develop at different rates.  Although I've brought up Kevin's speech problems at almost every appointment, her answer has been to wait until he turns two to address the issue.

Well, the other day, we were able to see a different pediatrician.  Right away, she referred us to an audiologist and a speech pathologist.  They are supposed to be calling us sometime this week.  I'm on pins and needles waiting for the call!  I've done a lot of research, and keep coming across the disorder "speech apraxia."  I'm hoping that he doesn't have this disorder, but I wouldn't be surprised.