Thank you, Miss Julie!

For the last year Raelyn has been working with Miss Julie. Last year at this time Raelyn spoke about 15 words and either signed or grunted when she wanted/needed something. Today, we said goodbye with tears in our eyes and a list of words and phrases that is too high to count.

Julie shared with me that Raelyn has been her biggest success story to date. It took several months but finally around December we watched Raelyn's speech really take off. She has more confidence with speaking and is willing to try all kinds of new words.

People have asked, "Do you think Raelyn would have made this progress without speech therapy?" My answer, "Maybe, but I'm glad we didn't try to find out." We are so thankful for the one hour, once a week visits from Miss Julie. The play time she and Raelyn shared and the tips and speech "assignments" she gave to me to work on with Raelyn throughout the week.

We are so proud of Raelyn and the progress she has made. SUCCESS!