thanks BW, he isn't great with Pretend play it tends to be mostly pushing cars around a car mat and making engine noises, he did pick up the phone the other day "e-o, ok, bye" but nothing much more than this. I would probably feel better if he did follow instruction a bit more but unless it interest him he just won't do it. Is a little bit fixated on the disney cars movie as well (but so are a lot of other small boys I know) Ij ust think I'll keep second guessing myself until he is seen in February