Paulo can...

By now I have had a chance to observe Paulo's development and compare to our previous trips. So here is what I came up with. Paulo can...

• Put on his Crocs by himself.
• Climb on everything; I turned my back and discovered him sitting on the bar stool in our kitchenette.
• Feed himself with a fork although it is a slow process.
• Say “aqua” like a broken record pointing at every fountain and the large bottles of purified water that line the streets.
• Open our hotel door if the hasp is not secure...Yikes!
• Smiles and belly laughs a lot.
• Fusses, but only when there is a good reason.
• Plays by himself.
  
• Talks although I can only make out "si", "agua", "mama", "papa".
• Runs like the wind.
• Checks to see if I’m watching him; wants approval.
• Stacks blocks very high then knocks them down and starts over.
• Claps when he does something well. So I clap to show approval and he smiles.
• Hugs his stuffed animals and my neck.
• Eat his books.
• Put his toys in a bag and dump them out over and over.
  
• Runs then falls down on purpose and gets up and laughs! And does it again and again.