The First Why and Where?

"Why did Posa eat her din, dins?" Ivan asked pointing to Mariposa's food dish, while we were getting ready for work/daycare this morning.

His first why question.

This was followed by a "Where is box?" a some time later, while he was holding the key to the black jewelry box, which I don't use, and which is one of his toys instead. He wanted to practice locking and locking it. (The locking fascination runs close to the wires, plugs and general "boops" fascination)

His first where question.

In general, since last night, I noticed a huge leap in Ivan's speech. I was astonished. Overnight, he's become so much more verbal and articulate. He no longer says words, but attempts full sentences and narrates things. We can actually hold a conversation.

His attempted sentences are half in English, half in Croatian, sometimes all in English, other times all in Croatian. But nevertheless, full sentences.


I didn't see him for about 24 hours on Sunday-Monday, because he spent Sunday night and Monday day at my parents house. When I saw him again on Monday night, and especially again when he woke up this morning, he was a completely new kid.

For example, on Monday evening when we were at the Silver Spring water fountain, he pointed to a stroller and said "baby sleeping, baby has no shoes."

This morning, he woke up at 5:40 and proceeded to talk to himself and Medic in his crib. Some 15 minutes later, he was done with the crib and wanted to come to our bed. Since it was still pitch black outside, I convinced him that he should continue sleeping (because the crickets, which come out at night, were still singing). He laid still, more or less, but continued whispering to himself and Medic. He was practicing talking. It was too low for me to discern any actual words, although he was right by my ear, but still I could tell he was practicing talking.

Then around 6:10 he declared: "No more sleeping." It was time to get up and go "dole."

(Also, when we were at the pool on Saturday, after 30 minutes of class time, he declared, "I finished," and insisted on getting out of the pool).