Olivia's next trip to the pediatrician is scheduled for January 15.
At Olivia's last doctor visit, the doctor noted that she was a little slow in cognitive and communication development. I've wondered if the conclusion would have been different if the doctor had interviewed Spencer instead of me.
"Is your daughter identifying objects like 'ball' and 'doll' and with discernable sounds?"
My response was, "Not as far as I can tell" I wonder if Spencer's response might have been something like: "Not only that, but she's identifying them in 3 languages."
Hmm... Maybe I was too humble about Olivia. No one wants to be the egotistical parent who thinks their kid is a genius each time they hit another development milestone. Babies are supposed to develop, to learn how to speak, read, and think. In addition to being annoying to other parents, it's probably unfair to the child to be labelled as smarter than they actually are.
On the other hand, it would be equally unfair if Olivia was labelled a slow learner because her mom was unobservant or trying to be humble.
I attribute the 'slow' assessment to the doctor asking the 12 month well visit questions while Olivia was only 11 months old. (Here I am, already making excuses for our daughter's underachieving ways.) Spencer and I both think Olivia is pretty normal.
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