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Evan's talking a ton lately. His therapists have noticed it, and we've definitely seen it here at home too. He makes a running commentary when we're in the car: "blue car, red car, green truck, big truck, BIG truck! Get Go for gas? Evan go Erie? Shop now? Turn here!" and so on. It's not very sophisticated, but he certainly has a lot to say.

At home he greets us with a "hi" each morning, and then usually demands "more snuggle blanket". He asks for things like "more orange juice in purple cup please", or "easy mac for lunch now". He even talks to himself while he plays, which is so funny. Yesterday he was playing with his baby Elmo, instructing him to "drink the bottle" and when he was playing cars he took them to the garage for "new tires now". It's just such a difference from where he used to be.

The best thing is that Ev wants to talk on the phone now. The other day, he even called Mike and Mike's mom (I dialed) and spoke to both of them himself with no help from me. Granted, most of what he says on the phone is just repeating words back to the person on the other end, but it is a start. The only difficultly is finding people who are home during the day and don't mind a lengthy conversation with a four year old. As it is, Evan would be on the phone with Mike ten times a day if I let him, but then Daddy might not have a job anymore. So look out, you never know when Ev might be calling.