Brandon is almost 16 months old and though physically his appearance changes weekly (more hair and more teeth) it's his mental progression that astounds me. Brandon has become very curious about the world around him. He's interested in everything - calculators, hair dryers, shoes, old paper wrappers, anything. If he can get his hands on it, he will study it. Lately he's taken to bringing his new found treasure to me or Jamie and asking "What's this?" (yes, a sentence!!!) He's happy with whatever answer you give him and then he toddles off to find the next object. He can do this for hours.
And though he's not talking much - at least not much that we can understand - he certainly understands a lot of things. You can say "Brandon go get your milk" or "Brandon go get your book" and off he goes only to return moments later with the requested item. You can ask "Brandon do you want a snack?" and he'll sign back the word for "eat" or sometimes he'll even say "Yes". Last weekend he surprised the heck out of me when we were in the storage room together. He spotted my bike and he pointed at it and said "What's this?" I replied "That's mommy's bicycle honey". And then he said "Nice" before turning and walking away. I couldn't believe it! Where on earth did he learn to say "Nice".
The answer is at the day home of course. He spends his days with two very chatty four year olds who have taught him all kinds of things. He can dance and clap and tell you that a dog says "whoof, whoof". He can finger-paint, turn on the light switch and even scream like a girl. Every day he says or does something new and it always makes me smile. I like to think that his boundless energy and never-ending curiosity will keep me young or at the very least, young-at-heart :)
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