Over the past two weeks Henry's language comprehension skills have truly blossomed and it seems like he's crossed an important threshold. It's been remarkable to witness. He still doesn't say much beyond the simple words he's been using for the last couple months, but he clearly understands a lot of what we say to him and responds appropriately. For example, if you say "Henry, what sound does a sheep make?", he'll go "baaaa." He can point to different body parts (nose, toes, ears, eyes, etc.), and now he can even locate familiar objects in a picture when you ask him to point to them. He especially likes finding the birds scattered throughout "Peter Rabbit."
In other news, he's been sleeping a lot better and eating pretty well, too. He favours garlicy, pungent food like pesto, hummous and guacamole. Today I gave him a bite of my blue cheese, figuring he'd spit it out, but he ate it up and kept signing "more!" Ended up eating quite a bit of it. Funny kid. Naps still require a drive in the car or long walk in the stroller, which doesn't leave me much off time during the day. As long as he sleeps most of the night, I can deal.
Another new hobby: trying on dad and mom's shoes.
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