Becoming a Person

Relia continues to get lots of pub but the big changes in our house are really with DF. He is going through one of those amazing cognitive spurts that is both amazing and exasperating. First the amazing:

• His speech is getting wider. His favorite word is still 'uh-oh' but he is working hard on 'thank you'. Yesterday he surprised us by saying 'Nana' and then looking around for her.
  
• He's still shy with strangers but he is coming out of that shell a bit. When we're out in public he likes to surprise people with 'hi!'. Never fails to get a smile from them.
• He can obviously understand more than he can say. This includes knowing where certain food is and what areas of the house he wants to play in. No more of that 'out of sight, out of mind'.

That last one is probably both in the 'amazing' and 'exasperating category. What else? He is a world class climber (for his age group). Simple things like steps, of course, but he has also taken to moving chairs so he can use them to climb up on tables. Relia had this category too but I don't think she was this old.
He is also fascinated with anything that has a) buttons and b) lights up. That means that all of the remote controls are fair game and he wants to turn the DVD player on and off. The FP Gal has a printer that is kind of tucked away but within reach. It makes noise after a series of button pushes. Sometimes this is a plus, sometimes he finds it scary.
Along those lines, he was carrying my cell phone yesterday when a call came in. He scurried right back to me with a concerned look on his face. Even though he was unsure he still said 'dank-oo' to me when he handed it over.
More and more he is becoming a person!