A new friend

A couple of my parents' friends who live nearby stopped by the house to offer their condolences on Ama's passing. While my dad was talking to his friend, Todd ventured a bit out of his shell and started playing with him. My dad promptly dubbed the friend "Opa An" (as An is part of his name). Todd started by simply nodding and pointing and basically interacting mutely with him, then gradually developed more confidence and started talking with him. When I whisked him away for a shower, he kept clamoring to go back into the living room to play with Opa An! And by evening's end, he was playing with Opa An just as rambunctiously as he was with Opa-- shrieks of laughter, tickling, teasing.

It was so refreshing to see Todd take to someone new so rapidly and so comfortably!