A few months ago it became grossly evident that Elias was delayed verbally as well as interpersonally.  I reached out to other moms in the LDSMotherhood Facebook group who recommended I have him evaluated through the Infant/Toddler Program. I am so thankful I did just that. After his evaluation it was shared with me that Eli showed signs of being delayed in EVERY domain except gross motor. Since then we have been working with him to engage with us in play, look at us when he wants something, jester, bring us objects, obey simple commands, and play gently with his baby brother. Though it has only been about 2 months, Elias has shown enormous growth in his abilities and interactions.
Unfortunately he is still nonverbal thus far but I am very hopeful for his future. He has begun to plateau and is not growing nearly as fast as he was just last week. He is still continuing to explore his abilities and ways in which he can interact, but I do long for him to speak.
Right now he is a very typical two year old in that he is throwing tantrums on a daily basis, sometimes hourly.