R E D I Can Spell Red

Everyday when I pick Layla up from school I ask her how her day went and what she learned in class, and everyday she just reports her lunch menu to me and if they had ketchup or didn't. I was worrying myself to death thinking she was losing everything we have taught her because it seemed as if she was picking up lots of bad habits and learning nothing new! She was even mixing her alphabet all up and she has been able to recite the alphabet for probably two years!

One day last week she surprised me because out of nowhere she just started singing a little song:

R E D I can spell red

R E D I can spell red

Firetrucks are red

Stop signs are red too

R E D I can spell red

I cried. I couldn't help it. I was so excited because I realized that hey something is going on in that little place I send my baby to everyday and she is actually doing more than getting rocks stuck in her shoe! It was one of the most amazing moments for me as a Mama so far. I know its only a little song but its the beginning of something big, her education. I want her to learn everything and experience everything and do the best she can. I know that a lot of parents have struggles getting their children to focus and since Layla has had a speech delay and hearing problems since birth it has always worried me to death that she will be behind the other kids her age. She has been in speech therapy for about a year and a half I always try to make sure that she doesn't get frustrated or hurt feelings when people can't understand her. I think the last set of tubes she had put in this July did a world of wonders and her speech seems to be improving everyday. Hearing that little song was seriously heart warming for me and I can't even explain how relieved it made me feel that she is in there with all the other kids doing her best and being proud of what she learned. I hope that her love for learning only continues and I know we have a long road ahead of us and many more speech classes to attend but it is so very worth it, no matter how frustrated she gets with me and those ending k and g sounds.

P.s. She can also spell orange. Genius I tell ya!

And she's working on her names Layla and her altar ego Heart Girl <3