at least that's what i've heard and read....
it might be tricknowledgey though.....because I've heard it from these soccer moms in my daughters daycare when they comment on how our daughter is so vocal and has such a huge vocabulary....I sense a tinge of saltiness from them...

She's 2 and literally the only one in her class talking this much...like a TON...sentences, ideas, etc....

The older boys in her class can't formulate full sentences at all, and don't really say much beyond mumbles..

I really don't think you have too much to stress about since he's only 2.5.

My nephew who's 3 is JUST now talking and he's only slightly above the speech level of my 2 year old daughter.

My cousins 4 year old son is finally talking like you'd imagine an average 4 year old should...but like my nephew, he started when he was around 3 years old too....
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