Alexander was slower to start speaking than Alana. We weren't too worried about this--developmentally he was doing fine, and she had begun speaking very early (she clearly suffered from EOV--Early Onset Verbosity).
Alexander responded to requests and instructions in such a way that he was clearly understanding us, and he used a variety of hand signals and pointing to make his desires clearly understood (for instance, when I asked him to put things into the paper recycling or into the trash he'd go to the correct receptacle without further prompting).
We mentioned his Delayed Onset Verbosity to some visiting friends and they reassured us that we needn't worry yet... Our friend's brother didn't begin speaking until he was 4. His first word? "I think that you are being thoroughly unjust!" Clearly he had been saving his words for when he needed them!
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