I have been a little nervous that Eli is almost 17 months old and is not talking much. He has his own language which is mostly "da" and "dis" for every word. He also has words for objects which are pretty standard. For example "dat' for ball and "ati" for Seminole.
Well, last night, he started saying "Ba" for ball. So now ball is "dat" and "ba". A good sign. And, Eli says "Da" for dog and I thought he said "duck" the other day. And unfortunately, one of his words is "gat" for gator.
I am hoping he comes up with a few more words before his 18 month appointment.
Now, Eli understands everything we say. It amazes me. I told him to turn around yesterday and he did. Eli also signs a lot. He signs no, yes, eat, more, please, and thank you.
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Woo hoo, Eli! Way to communicate! Signing is just as wonderful as speaking, and shows how smart he is. Awesome news, Ali!
That is great news!! The important thing is that he has found a way to communicate and he is not just sticking to signing. Give him time, it just takes time to have the brain connect with the mouth and use words. When he does start talking, you will want him to stop! LOL
My son is 22 months old and only started really saying words about two months ago. Before that it was baa and daa for everything. We even had him evaluated at 18 months but they said he was just fine... I'd be willing to bed your son is going to start chatting up a storm any day now, mine did!
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