Oh gosh, they really are close in age! Even for almost three, I’d be concerned as a parent about Ocean’s speech, however, having heard both of her parents and their friends/family, she’s probably struggling to learn how to annunciate & pronounce words correctly. It’s never a reflection of the child, I truly have nothing ‘against’ the kids, just a shame that they should both be able to somewhat effectively communicate (Ocean more than Elvis) and they haven’t been taught to. I actually always thought Ocean seemed quite advanced for her age, but she was living up North then so perhaps the move has played a factor in her regression. I do wonder what Helen does all day with Elvis, I just cannot picture her sat in the play room all day interacting with him.