Elliott's speech has been incredibly difficult to decipher. "Wawa" can be either "Jonah" or "water" depending on the context. To be fair, with a very discerning ear, "Jonah" has a slightly different sound, edging toward "wowa". Still, there is typically a lot of hand waving, pointing and context required to understand what he is saying. I'm certain his vocabulary is hundreds of words at this point, even though I can only comprehend a handful on a regular basis.
Yes, we are seeing progress, albeit slow. And I've lately found greater confidence in grasping his meaning on most occasions. So although we are both still frustrated with trying to hold a conversation, the frustration/fussing is getting less and less as the pronunciation/comprehension is improving.
