My nephew did the same thing. Have you had his ears checked. Sometimes there hearing can effect the speech development......

It might also be good to get him checked out for something called Tongue-Tied my sister had it she couldnt talk properly because the flap of skin under the tongue was to long she had to get it cut so she could talk.

Just an idea

My cousin's son didn't talk until he went to kindergarten, he could get across whatever it was he wanted without verbalizing it.  Also is older sister understood his every little gesture and would speak for him...maybe your son to doesn't need to say what it is he wants because he is understood without having to speak.

I didn't read the other responses but have you had his ears checked????

we had alittle boy at church that "babbled" everything but you could NOT understand any  of the sounds coming out of his mouth. He was about 2 as well.

They brougth him to an ENT and they placed ear tubes. Within 6 months he was talking like a normal child for  his age.

In his case he could "hear" all that well due to needing tubes and the sounds he WAS making were the sounds he WAS heairng. Everhting he heard was all muffled up. Once they placed the tubes and allowed the ear to drain and function properly, he was fine.

A general rule to follow for language development is one word by one year and two words (strung together like "Dad go?" for "Where did Dad go?" or "More milk") by two years.  It sounds like your son's language is delayed.  The first step would be to make sure and have his hearing checked.  If that's normal, a consultation with a speech therapist may be recommended.

My son was the same way. He didn't start talking until we enrolled him in preschool/daycare when he was 2 yrs 2 months old. Now he won't stop!!  

In his class for 3 year olds - 3 1/2, there is one boy who does not speak well at all. Actually, it's not that he doesn't speak well, he doesn't speak at all. He mostly speaks one words and grunts. But he has a great time with all the other kdis.

My suggestion is to start socializing and have play dates. Go to parks and other places where he can interact with other kids.

You say you have 2 other children.  Are they much older (by more than about 5 years) than your 2 year old?  If they are, the age gap could be slowing your 2 year olds language skills down.

Up until about 4 months ago, our 4 year old was very slow in this area.  Our 5 year, 2 year and 1 year olds all have had great language skills from an early age.  We put their early development down to the communication between their father and I and having older siblings of similar age to help them along. I think our 4 year old was slower because she didn't have the benefit of my partner and I talking all day or having other people around her to talk to (other than her sister who was a quiet player). 

Your personal communication skills can affect those of your children.  If it is just you home with them day in day out and you don't have a lot of adult visitors, then your son doesn't have that model to work with.

It will come.  He is only 2 after all, and will be putting his energy into other areas of development right now, so don't stress about it.  If by the time he is 3 1/2 and still not talking better, then get him assessed, but every child is different and they develope different skills in their own time, we can only give a gentle nudge to help them along.

All babies are different.  I know a boy who at 3 still did not talk.  He did the same as yours, just babbled and motioned out what he wanted.  And he is perfectly fine.  For him he got across what he wanted with the "sign" language, so there was no need for him to verbal say it.  This may be the case with your son.  Slowly stop listening to what he motions and tell him that he needs to tell you in a voice for you to understand.  Start with certain things like being hungry, wanting to play.  And once he sees how fun it is, then he should talk more.  I did that with my daughter, I told her that she had to talk to tell me what she wanted as I wanted her to learn that way.  My niece is 3 and she still whinges or hits you when she wants something, she won't talk unless you tell her that you don't know what she wants...Even then it's hard to get it out of her cause she knows that by whinging or hitting (or a few other motions) she will get what she wants....Good luck!