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1. Hug. Not me, of course, just his creepy talking Lambchop doll who says, “I need a hug.”

2. Play ball. Not well, of course, but he does know how to roll it back and forth with someone else.

3. Find things. He can find the cats and his blue ball when asked.

4. Ask for milk. When he’s busy playing and realizes he’s hungry he’ll crawl over, pull up on me, rub his head against my chest and with both hands he’ll sign furiously for milk.

5. Stand unassisted. But only when he forgets to hold onto something. As soon as he realizes he’s standing solo he sits back down.
6. Walk. He can walk, but only when he’s pushing an object not meant to be a walker, like a coffee table or chair.

7. Take off his shoes and socks. Especially in the car.

8. Play with blocks. He doesn’t do it very well yet, but when he’s not sucking on them he can put together and take apart blocks.

9. Flirt shamelessly. When he smiles and waves the ladies love him and he knows it but he also flirts with everyone else, especially people with dreadlocks.

10. Ask me to read. He’ll pick up his favorite book, crawl over and hand it to me. He has a favorite part (This little baby wants her mommy) which he indicates by turning the book to that page repeatedly, and a part he doesn’t like (This little baby is sad) which he communicates by closing the book every time we get to that page.