I hadn't really realised how much more Ethan understands now.  It happens so gradually that you just get used to it.  So today we really focused on following instructions.  I was amazed at how much Ethan understood and he was so pleased with himself as he did different things and saw how proud we were of him.  We asked him to pick up certain things and bring them to each other "Bring the ball to Daddy" and he would happily pick it up and walk across the room, beaming :)  A great activity for his Communication, Language and Literacy as he listened and followed instructions and for bonding as we had such lovely family time together.