New Doctor

In January we took Kimmie to a new doctor. Well, technically she's not a new doctor since we did see her once before, about 4 or 5 years ago.

As usual Kimmie was quite stressed about a doctor appointment, especially since she couldn't remember and didn't know what to expect. We were taken into the doctor's office, rather than an exam room, which calmed Kimmie down.

We were chatting with the doctor when suddenly she interrupted herself to say, "She's signing!"

We responded that, yes, Kimmie signs, that's her means of communication.

She wanted to know if Kimmie was trying to tell us something. I turned and watched Kimmie for a minute and responded, "No, she's just talking to herself." (Kimmie does that a lot. She retreats into her own world and signs about it. Sometimes it's about Aladdin. Sometimes Eeyore. Sometimes she's a butterfly flying through the sky. . . .)

We went on with our discussion. A little while later she interrupted herself again and said, "She is just adorable!"

Today we went back to this doctor for a follow-up. She had a "student doctor" with her and twice she turned to the student doctor and said, "Isn't she adorable?"

I think this doctor is a keeper.

--Mom