i think i take DDs speach for granted as we dont hang around with too many other kids, but people always comment on what a good vocab she has. She is 31 months old and has a great vocab. like you i dont really know what normal is, she has chatted away from a young age. i read alot to her and talked to her alot but really i think its just one of those things, nothing i did or didnt do really. Id just carry on talking alot to her, reading, singing, and she will pick up what she wants. Unfortunatley there is a down side.....DD told me i was a pain in the arse today! which is something i say to the cat....so they pick up the bad just a s quick as the good
We now play 'word of the day' DH started it, he will tell her a word, a big word, that she probably wouldnt hear or use in normal speach and use it in sentences etc every so often the word will come out when she is talking, its funny but great to know that it goes in and stays there a skill i never had at school, so there is hope yet!