Just a brief update on William. He had his 18–month checkup a couple weeks ago, and he’s still growing beautifully: he’s 34 inches tall, which puts him at roughly the 91^st percentile, and he weighs in at 25 pounds, 5.5 ounces, which is at the 65^th percentile.

He’s developed a funny and playful personality, and he really enjoys goofing around with Joe. He does have a bit of a temper at times, especially when we take away a toy he really wants (for example, an aluminum baseball bat), but overall he is a joy.

The one hangup we’re facing is that he’s still not saying much at all, and he’s old enough at this point that our pediatrician is starting to get a little concerned. He is signing a bit (“more” is one of his favorite signs) and he seems to be understanding what we’re saying when we talk about objects or give him simple tasks, but he’s just not verbalizing much. Dr. Kim referred us to an Early Start program to try to help move things along, so hopefully that will help.

Julie points out that she and her brothers were all late talkers, and Joe certainly took his time getting started speaking in complete sentences, but it would be nice to see some progress on this front nonetheless.