Of course, seeing E slowly grow in her language is such a joy for us but we also have a typically-developing child who is in the prime of his language acquisition right now. 

D is about 21 months old and his vocabulary/grasp of language has amazed me since before he even turned 1. We only ever had his sister to compare him to, so we weren’t anticipating a literal baby – who couldn’t even walk yet – having the ability to learn and remember words. Surprise, surprise for us; he had a consistent vocabulary of about 30 words just a few months after his first birthday. 

Today alone, he’s surprised me with three new words that I had no idea he knew. In fact, I don’t even know where he learned them .. Maybe from grandparents or his sister? 

1. I was sitting him down in his stroller and he grabbed the buckles and said “BUCKO.”
2. He stumbled a bit while splashing in his toddler wading pool and came over to me and said, “wet ….”
3. We were reading a book and he pointed to an instrument and said “jum” (drum). 

It’s so much fun talking to him and hearing his attempts to talk back. He babbles “sentences” and intersperses actual words in there so we have to constantly be on our toes and really listening to what he says because usually there’s real meaning to it. 

I just love our little man!