On December 1, 2012 we really saw you blossom in the way of communication. I don't exactly mean verbal communication but through gestures you started showing us what you wanted to do and truly emulating activities.
For example:
That morning as we were getting ready for the day (we were going to go to Christmas Prelude and meet up with some friends) you clearly didn't want to be in our bedroom and kept banging on the door. When I opened the door you crawled down the hall to your room and took a book from the shelf and began looking through it. So, I brought you and the book to Mommy and Daddy's room and you were content to read while I finished getting ready.
After our busy day and your long nap (Christmas Prelude wore you out!) we were playing in the living room and you spontaneously started hiding your face behind the curtain and when you showed your face you would make a vocalization and smile real big. It took Mommy a second but I realized you were trying to initiate a game of peek-a-boo!
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| Getting ready to hide |
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| Can't see me now! |
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| Peek-a-Boo |
Mommy and Daddy were so proud of you and once we started saying Peek-a-Boo when you would show your face you got all silly and it was clear that you were very happy we knew what you wanted!
Because of this development I decided it was time to start working with you on some basic sign language to increase your ability to communicate. We are going to start with waving, the sign for milk, and more. These are signs your older friends seem to use often and so we will start there!
xoxo
Mommy
