Communication update

Aside from all the non-traditional communication I've come to understand, he has a few signs and words. For verbal, he finally requests "Mom" and "Dad". He is almost saying a clear "All Done". OK that list is short. "Eh" is "yes" still (he understands "question" inflection and will answer "eh" questions asked on TV or CD's). Occasionally I hear an "n" sounding word where he should say "no", but I think that is a stretch. His head turning and eye closing is more effective. He makes a squeaky whine to indicate he wants something (ie a spoonful of tofu with one bite of soup, then he'll request just broth the next, seaweed for the following bite, etc). His babble is really entertaining, with a lot of different sounds.

Onto "non-verbal". He still signs "milk", I hate to see that one, and usually ignore it. He clearly signs "more", "all done", and "up". He watches intently with new signs, but I don't use much with regularity/frequency (Ball, Bacon, and potato are in the works) His own language includes tummy pointing for hungry (and he's always hungry!), pushing objects away for all done. He points clearly to things he wants, which he will spot from across the room and we play hot and cold to find them (again with the squeaky whine). He understands what containers have certain foods and accurately will request what he wants to eat.

He understands a whole slew of things. I can ask, "What do you want to eat?" and he'll answer appropriately. He understands that he needs to wait, if I explain that we are going to do X first and Y second (I think), and he continues to respect when I tell him to "leave it alone"  or "be careful". He understands when I ask him to "close" something, turn things "on/off", or to hold an object and give it to Dad (or put it somewhere). In fact, he understands a heck of a lot more that I can't think of off the top of my head. I explain every thing to him all the time, and it seems to quell whining or expectations that he has, so I assume he's getting it. I have to say Kindermusik and our current theme of nursery rhymes (which I love), realy has gotten a lot of language in there. Like when I say "up in the air, way down low" he'll move his hands up and down appropriately. He knows the little piggy toe-play and shoves his feet at me on the changing table.

Finally he has waving down well. He has it reserved for a few people he really cares about, so not everyone gets a wave. I think I mentioned it before, he's not one to mince words!