Sebastian mimicks us too. M is quite enamoured with the fact that he will say "eh-oh" in reply to "hello". Most of the time he tries to copy other sounds as well, but hello is the most consistent ( I guess he hears that most often). In fact he really doesn't shut up I was talking on the phone to Mum the other day, and he was so loud I had trouble hearing her. He tries to "talk" over me - the louder I talked, the louder he got! In the end, Mum was laughing on the other end of the phone, saying, "can't you get your son to be quiet? I can hardly get a word in..."

My uncle was one of those who didn't talk until he was almost 2.5, I think. Maybe even later. Everyone was telling Nanna there was something wrong with him, but she was convinced he was fine. Then one morning he just watched her load the washing machine and said, "Mummy, what are you washing my jarmies for?" Grew up to be incredibly smart!