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mizzou, I love your story about your DD and the professional. That reminded me of my story #2:

1. When we got DD home from the hospital, my mother saw DD scream and cry until I silently entered the room, then DD stopped crying and tracked me intently until I came to her. My mother said, "She recognizes you!" and made a big deal out of that.

2. I attended a meeting at a local children's organization with three child development experts. I brought DD then 10 mos. and was very happy the conference room was lined with kiddie toys. Our meeting lasted an hour and 15 minutes - DD played independently with toys the whole time. The professionals said, "How old is she?" and then, "We've never seen that."

3. DD said 50 words at 18 mos. and 500+ three months later.