Does anyone else have a wicked smart toddler that just won't talk?

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My daughter just seems too old for her own good 😂
She moved into a toddler bed at 13.5 months. Just 2 weeks after she started walking/running well.
She can take a subway sandwich and eat it like you or I would. She stole mine and showed me 😂
She understands so much of what I'm saying.
She responds well to timeout. Understands that when she's done crying, she can leave the corner. 
She bit us twice. We told her not to do that. So she stopped. She understands "gentle." She's able to show me whatever I'm talking about and has a wicked memory. If I said "Ella where's your puzzle," she'll go get it or bring me to it. If I ask her to bring me her ball she'll bring me all of them.
The only thing that she doesn't do, is form words.
She can say mum mum, sissy, and Dada. That's it. She's 16 months in a few days.
Here's her sitting in a chair for the first time. French toast and scrambled eggs were on the menu ❤️

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I think that’s pretty normal lol? My son knows a lot now, but he doesn’t talk. Just ‘mama, pa, aya(over there in Spanish)’ and shakes his head yes or no, shows us what he wants lol

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We do! We have a 22 month old that understands 95% of what we say to him/ask him to do and we speak to him like an adult. He can point out all his body parts, identify anything in any book and follows commands. He communicates his needs as well. He just doesn't use words! It gets to be a little frustrating, but also I'm just excited to have a 2 sided conversation with my boy!

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She’s doing good for her age. Around two years old is when you should be concerned about her talking. My daughter has birth to three which is a state funded program for kids with delays or disabilities. She is 22months and we are getting ready to get an evaluation for her speech in November when she turns two. This is to see if she needs it as of now she’s not talking but she could take off talking. She also gets pt and ot with them. She was born with several congenital heart defects and is delayed because of it.

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She's developmentally where she should be lol I'm not saying she's not smart, but she's not smarter than your average toddler. She's developmentally on track.

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This is also my daughter but she is a little older at 19 months. I always describe my daughter as very wise and aware. She can do anything we ask her to do in English and Spanish (throw stuff away, get toys, clean your face and hands, etc.) she can point to all her body parts, climbs up to and goes down slides by herself, etc. but she does not have many clear words. She ‘talks’ all day long but I would say only about 10% is understandable if that.  We have been told by everyone, including her doctor, that bilingual children can speak later which I think is her case but I understand your worry/frustration because I too would love to hear my baby and all the funny things she has to say. I have reached out to a speech pathologist, with her age and lack of words she qualifies for but they have a 3 month appointment wait.  I hope by the time her appointment comes around she will be speaking.

Does anyone else have a wicked smart toddler that just won't talk?

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