Update

Since our last update, Truman has had a really bad cold with the worst cough we've ever heard him have. Just about the time we decided it was bad enough to risk the winter doctor's office germs, he has started to recover. We're afraid he's had some weight loss from it since the cough triggered his super-strong gag reflex, and we've been fighting with a lot more vomit than usual. I think he lost just about every meal over the weekend. And, the poor kid got whacked in the eye with the corner of the dishwasher by his clumsy mother. He has two ugly cuts just below his eyebrow as of last night.

In fun news, we have gotten him to make both "T" and "K" sounds some over the last two weeks. For about a day, I got him to respond to the question, "What is your name?" with the "T" sound. Hopefully, we can make that stick. He's also developed his own version of the sign for "help" and is regularly making the "eat" sign upon request. He also appears to have added "outs," meaning "outside" to his vocabulary. Sadly, he has lost the "ma" sound and no longer says mama or more even when prompted. Instead, he responds to either prompt with a "ba" sound. He also seems to have lost the "na" sound, which he used to say when prompted to tell me "night, night."

Truman is starting to play hide and seek, or rather hide-in-obvious-places-and-quietly-wait-for-someone-to-find-me. Popular places include under the table, behind the couches, and under beds often with his feet sticking out. He seems to be getting more and more interested in music, much to his musician father's delight. Over the holiday, his Daddy Davis took the cover off the speakers and showed him how the sounds come out of different speakers. He repeatedly asked to hear it again. And, last night, we were watching an orchestra performance on television. He was so mesmerized at one point that he pushed Flora the cat out of the way when she got in his view. He also got out his alligator xylophone to join in at another point.