"Bye-Bye Mama "

No, I am not going anywhere.

These words are, to the best of our memory, Erin's first sentence, which she said yesterday! (The kids claim that she says "my baby" all the time, but I pointed out that those words are not a true sentence LOL). I had been working with Erin for awhile now on getting her to say, "Bye-bye______ " (fill in the blank). She can say all our names (in her own cute way), several single words and she can sign about 75 words, but she has not been able to put a second word after the bye-bye. Stringing two words together does not come as easily or as early for a child with Down syndrome. However, it has been adorable watching her try! She'd say "bye bye" while signing "mama". She'll say, "Bye-ma", or "Dadab", while waving to her dad, combining the two words. Yesterday, as I was heading out the door, she said, "Bye-bye Mama", as clear as day, as though she had said it forever. Yeah Erin!!!