V, you have heard lots of good advice; please don't stress! Here's another thing to consider if you wish. You can ask for a speech screening test from a speech pathologist. (I had to get a referral from the pediatrician to follow the paperwork procedure, but that was no problem.) For Walt, I had screenings done by the county early intervention program and by a private speech pathologist. I also had my sis in law (also a speech pathologist working with preschoolers) test him whenever we got together at holidays (she lives in Tennessee, so we don't get together often). Also had a hearing screening just to be sure that was not an issue (didn't think so, but there are kids who fool family and teachers for years because they can wing it somehow). Anyway, bottom line is that he just passed the screening tests and did not need therapy. But the tests and therapy really are a lot of fun for the kids, especially preschoolers. It's a lot of playing to learn. I was actually hoping he would qualify! And even though he talks quite a bit now, we may have another screening test done in a few months because his speech is not clear to everyone all of the time.
