Talky, Talk - By Deana

 My name is Deana, I am the mommy of Jakob, a 9 yr old that just happens to have cerebral palsy. His cerebral palsy is called spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, meaning it affects all parts of his body. He is unable to sit, walk or feed himself. 

Despite all this Jakob is a very happy, loving child.  He is an adventure everyday. My husband, Travis, & I are constantly amazed at the things that Jakob does or is learning to do every day.  He is learning to talk, which is amazing.

When he started saying a few words we were ecstatic, but when he started short sentences we were in AWE. He started out with “Daddy” & “Nu-ma” but he has advanced to “I love you”, “I hungy” & “Go bed” . Recently he has added words and uses them in the most appropriate way, though sometimes amusing, he has also starting repeating things too.

The other day, he was sitting with his daddy when he told him that he wanted a cookie, daddy asked him to wait a minute but Jakob told him to “get it now” then added “pease”.  We both about fell out of chairs laughing because he had never spoke that way before. Since then he has learned to say “yes ma'am” “I sick” & “I done”. 

We look forward every day to the new things he will come up with. Like I said everyday is an adventure and that makes life rewarding. Let the talking continue and grow.