So I am getting through to him

My biggest fears have been confirmed. Eli understands most of what he hears, and stores it in that little brain of his for later. We were driving home from the mall today, and I asked Eli what he wanted for lunch. Keep in mind that I rarely say the word "lunch" to Eli, much less ask him a blanket question like "what do you want" without giving him choices. I did not have to repeat the question, another oddity around our house, since I usually have to repeat myself at least 5 times before I even have Eli's attention, and then another 3 or 4 times before I get an answer. Eli answered me, clear as day... pizza. Well, I was so thrilled about this that we had pizza for lunch, just like he wanted.

Of course this also means that most of the time Eli knows what I am talking about and just chooses to ignore me. I thought I had a few more years until this began!