I was also trilingual as a toddler (and some would say, also verbose!), and still use two of those languages. I have no memory of being fluent in the third language, although likewise it comes back to some extent when in immersive language environments. I've also noticed that I can understand some conversations where, if you asked me to translate consciously, I wouldn't be able to pick out more than a few personal pronouns, yet somehow I can grasp the gist.
I consider myself good, but not exceptionally gifted, in languages, although I am pretty good at picking up accents. One of my siblings is the other way around--accents not so good, but strong metalinguistic skills, which I think provides an entry point to acquiring new languages through pattern recognition and code-breaking.
Returning to early memory, there are some researchers whose models contend that the retentiveness and clarity of early memories is connected to the age at which individuals acquire language--that we use language to store and retrieve memory to such a great extent that the absence of language prevents most people from either storing or retrieving early memories. Those whose earliest memories are sensory or emotional in nature may disagree.
