word explosion?

everyone keeps telling me about the "word explosion" that hit toddlers around 18-20 mos. i excitedly waited for his 18-mo bday thinking that he'll suddenly start talking. nope. 19 months...his word count has definitely increased but i wouldn't call it an explosion. then a few days ago, on may 17 to be exact, it's like something clicked in cam's head overnight. all of a sudden he was repeating all kinds of words we've been trying to get him to say for months. just in the last few days he started saying the following:



love you
apple
circle
please
thank you
one, two, three
delicious (something close to it at least!)
train
down
bowl
baby
hi
bye

but is it the explosion i've been anxiously awaiting? only time will tell but it's a word burst for sure! you don't know how excited brian and i get when cam repeats something we say. his "please" and "thank you" is quite clear and my favorite is of course when he says, "love you." :)