Trix

Trix is Max's speech therapist. Every Monday since February, Max has been meeting with Trix for a half hour. And boy, have we seen results! After the first 3 appointments, Trix gave us her assessment of Max's verbal skills. He was developing quite normally but was having great difficulty with articulation. It has been very interesting for Bas and I to learn about Max and what his delays are because of his prematurity.

Max has less strength in his mouth due to being tube fed for his first 4 months. He also has trouble closing his mouth due to being on a ventilator for his first 6 weeks. These are things that Trix is working on with Max. She gives Max homework every week. For the past couple weeks we have been working on various forms of "lippen dicht" or closed lips. Now, Max even makes his stuffed Tigger do "lippen dicht". We have also been working on the Dutch "v" which is pronounced like the English "f". Needless to say, Max's appointments are in Dutch and even I am learning too. Just today, Max said a word in answer to Trix, that I had no clue about. It won't be long until Dutch is this secret language between Bas and Max!