GETTING THE NOD

Tobin's communication skills are quickly ramping up. When he's not trying to speak to us, he gives us nods to let us know we're on the mark. He must understand quite a lot, because he will in fact nod "yes" when we've asked something that he wants.

I got home from work yesterday and picked him up when I went into our bedroom. He immediately pointed toward the door, so I started walking that way. "Now where Tobin?" He points again. So I took a few more steps in the indicated direction. "OK, now where?" Around the corner we went. A couple more directions from his highness, and I was holding him so that he could grab a binky from the central gathering point of the binkies, which is up on top of the entertainment center. So not only did he direct me exactly where he wanted, but he knew what it was that he was looking for, and where to find it!