Is he talking yet? Well, that depends on what you mean by talking???

Yes, in my opinion Jasper is talking and he seems to know exactly what he is saying. He spends a lot of time walking and talking with his hands, gesturing and pointing. The only catch is, he doesn't speak English, hehe. It really is some sort of lost baby language I think! I have sat watching and listening to him to try and understand more of this strange language. I guess that is the anthropologist in me coming out in trying to understand Jasper. What is absolutely fascinating is that he will repeat the same sounds (or words to him) with the same gestures and inflections. His tonations are consistent throughout his speech, which leads me to believe that he really does understand what he is trying to communicate. It really is amazing.

Jasper is also counting, again just not in English. One of his favorite things to do is count objects and line them up on tables. He will take matchbox cars or other toys that have similar qualities (size, color, etc.) and line them up on a table then point to each and say a sound. Again, he says the same sounds in the same order every time...AMAZING! You really have to pay attention to him in order to pick up on the genius behind the jibber-jabber, but it is there. Now I don;t want to make it sound as if Jasper is saying no words, he does say things like "Daddy", "Mommy", "Cookie", and "Dog", but they are all single words. His jibber-jabber comes in long strings of consciousness, not even 2 and he is already trying to talk to the world in complete paragraphs...only my kid right???