"Yes!"

This age is such an imitative one, a mother can really capitalize on that fact. Last night John was having the grandest time hand-scrubbing my kitchen floor with a wet wash cloth. My happy little servant!
John began saying "yes" yesterday! It was out of the blue when we asked him if he wanted to go for a walk in the wagon with Mama and Daddy and he replied, "Yesh!" with a huge grin. We've since been asking him yes-questions just to get him to say it, although he is usually still shy about it. This morning I asked him, "Do you like to nurse?" and he quickly replied, "Yesh!" That melted this mama's heart. Here is video of John excitedly accepting a snack:

The television experiment continues. On Day #6, we finally watched a TV show as a family with John present, but other than that he hadn't watched TV in nearly a week. (That also means Chris and I are barely watching TV.) John has not been asking for TV, which is such a nice break for the constant requests, then collapsing in a tantrum of whining when I say no. I can't be sure, but I really do think he has been more pleasant and sweet. Whether the cause is the absence of TV or the increase in being involved in my activities or both, I can't say. All I can say is that it is nice.