Chance has started asking us questions about things that happened months ago. It is as if he now has the language to ask what he has been wondering for a long time. About a year ago, Chance's older brother had surgery. Chance asked us last night why his brother had gone in for surgery. Nothing led up to the question, it was just as if his brain was sifting through questions he had been wondering about. He asked us if we remembered "a long long time ago....." and then proceeded to ask us about why the surgery had taken place.
We are ourselves wondering how many questions Chance may have as he begins to feel that he has the language to ask about things. It is great to watch Chance's expressions as things click that he had not known before or as he is understanding something for the first time.
Chance has started to ask questions about specific events in the past. I hope he continues to ask questions so that he can get a clearer picture of events that, at the time, he could only wonder about. You can see Chance thinking sometimes as he is trying to capture the words or phrases that he wants. Like the feeling when a word is right at the tip of your tongue, Chance seems to have the word right at the tip of his brain. He is just trying to fish the words out.
This whole process of watching Chance develop language and the ability to express himself is quite amazing. Every day I am reminded of what astounding things are taking place with Chance. We are very blessed indeed.
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