Conversations with a 15 month old

Posted by spots (Singapore, Singapore) on 5 December 2006 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

So Daniel is 15 months now. And his awareness & intelligence has really grown. Pardon me while I go on and on about what must seem pretty elementary stuff - I guess I'm still in the "you mean my son actually has a brain?" stage cos a very short while ago, Daniel was still this semi-immobile squidge "ackk"-ing away in the corner of our eyes. *Enter Loud And Mobile Daniel Front & Centre*. Here are some memorable encounters with the little tyke just from the past week:

1. Daniel walks into our bedroom, points at Husband & yells repeatedly, "Da Da! Da Da! Da Da!"

This is significant because: It's the first evidence that he knows that "Da Da" refers to his daddy.

The next day, Daniel walks into our bedroom in the afternoon and points to the same spot in the bed where Husband lay the day before. "Da Da! Da Da?" He says, gesticulating with his hands as if to ask, "Where?"

2. Husband brings Daniel to my a cappella group's Christmas concert. We hide him way up in the balcony so that he won't "disturb" people. But everytime I'm on stage (which is pretty much throughout the entire 1h 30 min concert), Daniel yells, "Ma Ma! Ma Ma! EEEEOWOWOWOWOWOOWOWOW!!!" and claps frantically.

This is significant because: It proves he knows who I am! (FINALLY!) Plus, he has darn good eye sight man! I mean, I must be like 2cm tall from way back in the balcony. You go Dan!

3. I'm showing Daniel pictures in a book. On one page with many different pictures, I ask him, "Daniel, where's the grape? Where's the grape?" I'm expecting him to point to the grape but instead he walks away. So I think he's lost interest. But then he returns with a half-eaten grape in his hand! It had been lying around on the floor and he picked it up and passed it to me.

This is significant because: A) He must have walked passed the grape earlier and remembered that it was there. B) He knew it was called a grape. C) He understood my question and obediently answered it by giving me a grape!