"Tommy Did It"

Little Cam was diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech about 4 months ago.  In simple terms there is a breakdown of the ability to form words somewhere between the brain and the mouth.  He tries to talk but the words are often unintelligible.  Speaking is extremely effortful.  It has been so frustrating for him (and me at times) when he tries over and over again to tell me what he wants and I just can't figure out what he's saying.  He manages to use a little bit of sign language and comes up with a lot of his own in an attempt to get his message across.  There have been days that I have just started crying, I feel so bad for him and his inability to get his message across because I can see how disheartening it is for him.  But on a happy note he has been going to speech therapy 2-3 times a week and we have seen some good improvement in his ability to verbally communicate and yesterday he said his first 3 word sentence!  We had the Lever's over for dinner and Tommy is just a month younger than Cam.  They have spent a lot of time together over the past 2 years and Cam adores Tommy.  They played so quietly together in Cam's room while we visited and after they left I went into his room and saw that they had been very successful in tearing his room apart.  There wasn't a toy left on the shelf or in a basket or bin.  When I asked Cam, "Why did you dump ALL of your toys out all over your room, it's a mess?" he responded, "Tommy did it."  I laughed because I knew Tommy had help and I laughed because I was thrilled with Cam's ability to communicate these three words to me!  It's amazing the things we take for granted, like something seeming as simple as the ability to speak.