Evan Speaks

Something miraculous has happened while we've lived here in California.  Evan has finally started talking!  He isn't verbose or anything like that, but the fact that he is speaking so much more than he was in Maryland makes me so happy! 

Right around Evan's birthday on 10/28, I was making cupcakes to take to his preschool on the Friday since we would be in Utah after for Halloween.  He really, really wanted a cupcake.  But, I made him say, "Cupcake please".  He immediately said, "upcake ease".  I was so happy!  Then after his birthday, while we were in Utah, he just exploded with phrases, usually repeating once after us and then saying it over and over again. 

I know he still has a long ways to go, but I am so happy that he is at least communicating a little bit, that I will honestly take what I can get.  I am so grateful for just "waiting it out", and not listening to closely to the education experts who believed that he was really, really behind. 

Anyway, Evan does talk now.  A lot more consistently than he used to.  Here are some of his favorite things to say (that I understand):

-More
-Fishies (goldfish)
-Trick or treat (he said this all night long and through the next week on Halloween when he wanted something)
-Milk
-Please
-Thank you
-Clean up, Clean up (his favorite song, and he actually cleans up)
-Little brother (ittle udder)
-Orange Juice
-Sit down
-Oliver (Oriver)
-No
-Mama
-Woof woof (when the dogs come around)
-cupcake

Alright, there's the list so far.  Looking forward to him actually talking more and more.  I am so proud of him, since he's been a little punk for so long, not talking.