Where is Theo?

Today Theo did something that Dad and I consider to be a major accomplishment, and as I sit here typing I realize, man, it really isn't going to sound like a big deal.

For the past couple of months, Theo has sorta been responding to his name. Usually he'll look up when we call him, but sometimes he's busy doing something and doesn't respond right away. Anyway, although it hasn't been entirely consistent, we still assumed that he was at least familiar with his own name.

Also, for the past few weeks, Theo has been getting better and better at pointing out me and his dad. For example, I'll ask, "Where's Mama?" and usually he'll think for a second and sometimes he'll look around but eventually he'll point at me and say, "There!" If you ask "Where is Dada?" he'll look for Dad and point at him and say, "There!" Sometimes he'll get it wrong though. One time we gave him a pop quiz--he got Mama and Kuya right, but when we asked where is Dada, he pointed to his high chair tray and said "There!" and clapped his hands because he was pleased with himself.

If he doesn't know the answer, he'll start guessing. He'll point to anything and say, "There!" We haven't had much luck with "Where is Theo?" First of all, even when he take his hand and try to get him to point to himself, he won't point and he'll try to wrestle his hand free. Second of all, it just didn't seem like he knew where Theo was.

So what was his big accomplishment? Tonight we asked him "Where is Mama?" and "Where is Dada?" and he answered quickly and correctly. So we threw in a "Where is Theo?" He looked around, thought for a moment, and then POINTED TO HIMSELF and said, "There!"