The most amazing thing just happened!
I was getting Ellie out of the bath and she said, "Toetig! Toetig!" (which is her word for the cinnnamon toast we make her).
"Okay, you want toast, I'll make you some."
"I want... I want..." (this in itself was unusual).
"Okay, I get it, you want toast. I'll make you some toast."
She took a deep breath.
"I want to help you make toetig."
I WANT TO HELP YOU MAKE TOETIG!!!
A full sentence! And not "toast," but "toetig"! For French toast she says, "French toast." This was not an echolalia! This was not a memorized sentence! TOETIG!
THIS WAS A FULL AND ORIGINAL SENTENCE!!!
And then she did. She came in the kitchen with me and helped me make toast. She pushed the button down on the toaster. And I'm crying.
"I want to help you make toetig." Possibly the most beautiful sentence I have ever heard.
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