Eeeeyah Dahdah!

That's what Kennen calls the ENT. Ear, nose and throat doctor. Otolaryngologyst.

I had high hopes yesterday. Kennen must have fluid in his ears because the way he speaks sou''nds like the way a person who is under water would translate what they hear. They checked his ears. They checked his adenoids. They checked his tonsils. They put him in a sound proof room and checked his hearing. He passed everything with flying colors. He is the picture of ENT health. He can hear. His eardrum vibrates appropriately. There is no scar tissue.

This is good news. Excellent news. Don't get me wrong...I'm not disappointed in the least. But if there is nothing wrong, then why isn't he talking? It is so frustrating that I just want to scream. On the way home we stopped at Taco Bell. Kennen saw the sign and happily shouted, "Tah-Oh Beh!"

'No Buddy, it's Tah-Co Bell.'

'tah ho beh

'Say Ta-Ta-Ta-'

ta ta ta

'Say Co-Co-Co'

co co co

'Say Ta-Ta-Ta-Co-Co-Co'

ta ta ta co co co

'Say Taco!'

Tah-Ho

This is where I started bashing my head against the steering wheeel. He can hear me. He can say the sounds. But somewhere his motor planning is cattywhompus. Does he have Apraxia of Speech? Does he have Sensory Processing Disorder? Does he have ADD? Is he a genius? Does he not learn the way the rest of the world learns?

I wish it had been as simple as putting tubes in his ears, and suddenly he would wake up from surgery and all of the sudden something would click.

He would wake up and say, 'Well hello there Mommy. I'm feeling a little hungry, Taco Bell would do me just fine. My favorite is the two soft taco kids meal with cinnamon twists and a Sprite. Ha ha ha, but it's not Sprite is it? It's Sierra Mist! And every time you order a Sprite the person taking your order says, 'Is Sierra Mist okay?' Like it actually matters? I'm 2 and my Mom gives me soda...do you think I'm going to complain? Oh, and Mommy, I know that you always steal one of the soft tacos from my kids pack. It comes with two, but you only give me one. Then I see you scarf it down while driving, you cheeky monkey!"

In dreams right? Anyway, happy Valentines day everyone!