It's been no surprise to us that Henry was behind in his speech, but we just chalked it up to him being premature. Turns out you can only ride the premature boat for so long before you have to really face an issue. We were referred to an ENT by Henry's new pediatrician and it was decided that he would have tubes put in his ears (he's had bad earaches all too often) and his adenoids taken out.
Little dude sure looked cute in his hospital gown!
The surgery went well, and the doctor said that his adenoids were some of the biggest he had seen. I guess I hadn't really noticed, but Henry used to breathe really heavy and would wake up throughout the night crying for no reason. The doctor was confident that all of these issues would be fixed with the surgery.
I might be reading too much into it, but it seems as though since the surgery Henry's words have become more clear. He is really starting to talk a lot (even if some of it doesn't make sense) and I'm excited to see what he comes up with.
Some funny things I'll miss about Henry's speech (or lack thereof):
The way he doesn't finish a word. It can get kind of awkward when he sees a horSE but says, "whore".
How the best word he knows is, "No". Go figure.
The way he says his name sounds like, "Henny J Waboat"
Some funny things I'll miss about Henry's speech (or lack thereof):
The way he doesn't finish a word. It can get kind of awkward when he sees a horSE but says, "whore".
How the best word he knows is, "No". Go figure.
The way he says his name sounds like, "Henny J Waboat"
