Understanding?

I picked him up from daycare yesterday, and had Lily w/ me.

So I put his hand on the car while I get her in. (he tends to run off otherwise and this way he either stays there or he strokes the car before running off, so I have time to at least get her in the car, if not buckle her up, before getting him)

Well this time, he tried to go in on the side I was loading Lily (probably 'cause usually I put his hand on the car, throw all his stuff thruogh the window and then get him in)

I said "No, Tristan, you get in on the other side"

I don't know if he understood me, or noticed his booster seat wasn't on that side, but he immediately walked around the car to his door and proceeded to stroke it.

Then he started stroking the truck next to us, in which a father had just completed loading himself and his daughter, so I figured I better stop buckling Lily before Tristan got himself run over.... (thankfully, however, the dad had seen tristan and didn't move until I got him in the car and moved to the other side to finish buckling Lily)

Mom

I hear a kid say "Mom"

I figured it was Lola.

nope.

Tristan was in the shower, had said Mom (word's come and go so a singular mom and not mom mom mom is rare, esp when sounding like he's calling for me and not just saying mom)

well he'd been taking a shower

only he'd managed to plug the tub (the right way, with the lever, and not with tp)

and it was overflowing

I guess he figured he had to let me know.

More on More food

Last night, when we were eating mcdonalds...

Tristan had his own nuggets

He finished them, held his hands together (he'd been taught the sign for more - he doesn't do it exactly, but we get the idea)
He then looked at us with a face that said, "please." He didn't make a noise.

Well, he most certainly got more food and loads of praise from mom for being sooooo polite.

I'm pretty sure most of the time he gets into things and gets surly and makes messes are simply because we don't pick up the cues he's giving us beforehand.

spinning

He was spinning in circles, and I started spinning right alongside him. and then he grabbed my hands and started jumping with me and then spinning in circles holding my hands and we were spinning together and then we were jumping again. He'd gotten so happy that I was copying him and he was really engaging me. it was pure fun.