Just a few notes on Henry now that he is twenty months old:

• he wants a napkin when he eats. If he doesn't have one and he gets something on his hands, he asks for one.
• he very often will take a toy from a drawer or box, check it out for a bit, and then put it back. This happens with only the more novel "toys" that he gets from the kitchen drawer (like flashlights, for example) but it does happen with other stuff, too.
• he is adding more and more verbal words but nothing anyone else would understand and there are many frustrating situations because of this.
• he understands a lot, however, so I am not worried about his hearing. One day Anna asked for bubbles outside and I told her, "go in the laundry room and on the shelf above the cat's stuff is the package with bubbles." Anna didn't go but Henry opened the door and went exactly where I described.
• he is starting to walk when we are out and about more and is doing really well holding my hand.
• he likes to climb in the van through Anna & Sarah's door and make his way to his seat rather than have me lift him into his side.
• he is learning to sit on the bench or a chair at a restaurant instead of the high chair and is doing really well.
• he knows his body parts and will point to them whenever you mention them.
• his favorite books are One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, and anything about trucks or trains.