It's happening, people

Evan said 15 different words today in therapy, some we didn't know he knew and most without being prompted (the SLP didn't have to say "say blue" for Evan to say blue--he just did).

He says hat now, and when he says hat he taps the top of his head. He says "fuffle", which is waffle, his new favorite food. He will say "hi Dada" and today while we were playing in the backyard wading pool, I got him to say "ball in pool" when he threw the ball in with a splash.

This all sounds so silly, this catalog of words Ev can say--if someone didn't know better you'd think we were talking about an 18 month old. But it's hard not to be giddy with excitement. It's been a long, hard road to get here, and we still have a very long road ahead, but it feels so good to see Evan making progress. He's finally able to find some sounds without working so hard, finally confident enough to say a few words, finally able to tell us things we've been waiting years to hear. And we're just so happy for him.