Last week Sadie, Troy & I were playing in the front yard one night after dinner. Some of neighbors from across the cul-de-sac were walking by with their 2 children. I had not met their kids yet, and only waved to the neighbors in passing, so they stopped by and we had a nice chat. They have a boy and a girl who are both 2 years old. During our chat, Sadie was her normal talkative self (pointing out our neighbors cute green shoes, etc) and our neighbor said "Wow, she has a great vocabulary, how old is she?" I promptly answered 2. Our neighbor's mouth dropped. She said she could not believe Sadie was only 2 and that they were working with her kiddos to talk more. Later in the conversation, she asked when Sadie turned 2. I was like "2 weeks ago." You could just see on her face how astonished she was.
In the meantime, Sadie had taken off her jacket she was previously wearing. She was also wearing her hood up, so when she took her coat off, I could tell that our neighbor noticed Sadie was wearing hearing aids. So of course, I shared the fact that Sadie is hearing impaired and we do weekly speech therapy, which has aided in her speech and language. Again, I could just tell this woman was ready to take her kids home and start working with them ASAP. She had no idea what a huge compliment this was to Sadie and quite frankly to Troy and I. I think Sadie is doing very well, but it is always nice to have a complete stranger confirm it as well. Our neighbor made my night :)
Who me? Well, thank you for the compliment!
