Then I feel my way back to his crib, and slide my hand along the rail until it meets his and then he puts his hand over mine and starts talking.

Today he started off with his dog (panting sound). So I asked him

"Are you a dog today?". Panting.
"Are you a sheep?". "Bahh Bahh" "Wait, I know. You're a goat.". 'Mmmmm awwww" "Oh, ok. Are you a bear?". "Grawwww" "Maybe you're a monkey". "Eee eee" -- cjm