When I called early intervention for Aidan's speech delay a few weeks ago, I swear he wasn't talking. He had a few words, but there wasn't any doubt in my mind that he was talking much much less than other kids his age. Now his evaluation is finally set for tomorrow and he talks non-stop. He repeats the last few words of EVERYTHING we say. For the first time we are thinking that we have to watch our language! He talks on the phone every chance he gets. He says phrases like, "I want this please" and "beans and rice, noodles and cheese". When I ask him what color his hair is he says orange. He sang happy birthday to both grandmothers on the phone - it was all vowels, but the effort was there. He used to not ever make a SOUND. Actually, that's not completely true. He would say "ball" - over and over again.

If it wasn't for the fact that I have had to explain to them repeatedly that we never go to the doctor (because they want his medical records) and that he has always been incredibly healthy, I'd be afraid that they'd think I was a hypochondriac.